“I also want the women to be modest and sensible about their clothes and to dress properly; not with fancy hair styles or with gold ornaments or pearls or expensive dresses, but with good deeds, as is proper for women who claim to be religious.” (I Timothy 2:9-10, Good News Bible)
Sorry I have to interrupt the party with the voice of morality, but… Too many girls and women today have no sense of shame when they pick out their clothes for the day. Godly ladies should know better than to try to show a lot of skin and outline their figure with skimpy, tight clothing.
This is the time of year when everyone seems to want to work on their tan, but they often do so at the expense of other people’s sensibilities. I imagine every young lady wants to be noticed by the guys, but lowering the neckline (and the morals) only gets the wrong guys to look. Modern styles have driven even mothers and older women to imitate the floozy teen clothes coming from Hollywood. Just because it’s a dress doesn’t mean it’s modest.
Most men fall into the sin of lust around such lewdness. A woman of God “should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin” (Romans 14:13, GNB). Sometimes women aren’t aware of the effect they have on the male gender. A comfortable style for her can make a godly man very uncomfortable.
Of course, men have no room to justify the sin of gawking at a scantily clad female. Sir, if she’s not your wife, don’t look. And let’s pray, pray, pray for winter.
Lady of God, modesty doesn’t turn men’s heads (or their stomachs). Watch the men’s eyes. Do they meet yours when you talk to them? Or are they distracted by what you are wearing (or not wearing)? Put on a godly spirit and a little more cloth, and you’ll have all the attention you want without being overexposed.
If it’s not for sale, don’t put it in the window.
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