As Christians we are commanded by God to be modest. It is our job to be obedient to God in the way we dress, just as much as the way we act. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
We are ladies so let's act like them. If we flaunt ourselves immodestly to the world we will gain no respect. You will get attention, but not the right kind.
There is a saying that says dressing immodestly is like rolling in manure. You will get attention, but only from pigs. You can also read Proverbs 11:22.
I think that says it quite well!;)
But you may still be asking, so what really is modesty anyway?
Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it means decent, seemly. The opposite of modesty is conceit, boldness, immodesty, brazenness, lewdness. ~Elisabeth Elliot~
Although, you may already be perfectly modest on the outside, but what about on the inside?
As my parents have said before you can be wearing a skirt down to your ankles on the outside, but wearing short shorts on the inside. It's your heart that really matters, because whatever is in your heart is eventually going to come out. So we must not be holier than thou because we are more modest than the person next to us, or because we don't wear a bikini.
What we wear doesn't make us any better than the next person.
Being modest is more than what we wear, it's how we act, what we do, and what we say.
~Proverbs 31:30~
Blessings,
~Mariah Noel~
