Understanding Modesty

Mark your calendars ladies, I am proud to announce an upcoming online modesty carnival on August 28th! In collaboration with 9-10 other noteable bloggers ET.com will be hosting a selection of articles all pertaining to modesty, inner beauty, modest fashion, post-pregnancy and more! …..Christa-Taylor

Modesty Carnival

As a mother of seven, I am continually confused as to why so many moms allow their “Christian” daughters so much liberty in the way they dress. I personally have my own past to contend with dealing with my own immodesty.  God has graciously revealed this to me over a period of years and I am very sad at the choices I have made in the name of “liberty” because looking back it was at the expense of others…..others husbands and other wives. When someone tried to talk to me about my appearance, I would say that is their problem or they must be jealous when in fact, I was probably coming off very “secure” when in my heart that was a lie. The Lord does reveal to us our hearts and I am so thankful for that.

My family that still is with us, five of our seven children because the other two are married now , were running today in Peter’s Canyon. We run about 12 miles a week as a family……I noticed this very young lady walking past me up hill who was wearing boy shorts for running pants and pretty much a sports bra. I was a little frustrated because she could barely walk up the hill but she looked good. I asked the older woman walking with her if she was the mom and she responded proudly with “yes, I am” and asked her, “is that your daughter?” she responded proudly again, “yes.” I said “you should be ashamed of yourself, she looks like she is wearing underwear.” I then find out according to her mother that she is a very virtuous young lady who wants to share with the world her body. WHERE ARE THE MOMS and WHERE are the DADS? These are supposedly Christian women. Women exploit their young daughters constantly. Where have all the little girls gone and  Christian Publisher calls off Parenting book by Spears It is a shame. There is a very good book written by Nancy LeVant called “The Cultural Devastation of American Women” The Cultural Devastation of American Women .  She states so well, although harsh, that the women are so caught up in their nails and hair that the children have no love, no good food, no good role models. Now this woman is not necessarily godly but she makes a wonderful point.

Today there was an article called Super Model’s death suicide: Super Model’s Death a Suicide.

This young woman was far away from home, with her boyfriend until all hours of the night….just the sad outcome of women who aren’t connected with their families. I am not saying that you can control all things, you can’t. Your children have to grow up, but can we train our children better? When we say we are Christians, can we possibly live our lives as a reflection of Christ? Is it possible for Christian moms to really influence their daughters to remain pure or is it a figment of my imagination?

I believe a lot of what is immodest is because of a lack of knowledge. When I dressed even up to 6 years ago, and was covered, I thought I was modest in my apparel. What happened is that men still made comments about my appearance. I do want to be thought of as attractive and “sexy” if you will for my husband and him alone but not other men, even and especially in my church. We don’t know what is modest and possibly our idea of immodest is entirely different than it truly should be.

Let me give you an example: If a man or even woman now, this is not just a man’s issue any longer, has come out of a lifestyle of pornography, they think covered with cleavage in either direction is modest because they were used to a certain style of undress……

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20678/heather-veitch-pussycat-preacher

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 11 /Christian Newswire/ — When young pastor Matt Brown announced he was supporting a ministry for women in the sex industry led by an x-stripper, he was expecting applause. Instead, he got cold stares and an e-mail inbox filled with angry letters.

At issue was Heather Veitch, an x-stripper turned evangelist. She looked too much like a stripper and was leading Christian women into the dark world of strip clubs for so-called “outreach.” Capturing it all, was documentary filmmaker Bill Day for his new film “The Pussycat Preacher.”

This is not what the Bible says……1 Timothy 2:9  says this “in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,” This means to cover our allure…..cover what God has given to us as a means to attract our husband for the future or our husband if we are married.

It also means to not be ostentatious or look “loud” . There is a way we can be trendy, modest and beautiful but it takes work to determine what is meant by this.

We need to realize for those of us who are Christian women, need to grow in this area so that we are lights in a dark place.

The Sexualization of America