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Sunday, July 16, 2006

Modesty = out of fashion ?

I was browsing through the blog world and found this link about compromising our fashion in order to be modest.. or do we have to?

This was an issue that i encountered during the retreat- how is a sister suppose to dress/act in order to help encourage our brothers in purity and not lead them further to sin. Does it mean that we have to dress like grandmas?

Part 1: http://girltalk.blogs.com/girltalk/2006/04/fashion_and_fol_1.html
Part 2: http://girltalk.blogs.com/girltalk/2006/04/fashion_and_fol_2.html
Part 3:
http://girltalk.blogs.com/girltalk/2006/04/fashion_and_fol_3.
Part 4: http://girltalk.blogs.com/girltalk/2006/04/fashion_and_fol_4.html

Here is a taste:
You see, immodest dress is more than simply wearing skimpy clothing. Often, it’s an expression of pride, the opposite of humility. Simply put, immodest clothes are pride on display. In his book Humility: True Greatness, my dad explains that “The proud person seeks to glorify himself and not God, thereby attempting in effect to deprive God of something only He is worthy to receive. In other words, the immodest girl seeks to dress in a way that draws attention to herself and to her body, instead of serving others and bringing glory to the Savior...

And so, we must consider our motives
1. A desire to be selfish- we don't want to invest the time & effort required to find modest clothing

2. A desire to show off- i want people to think that i'm trendy; i want the attention from others that i should be directing to God instead.

3. A desire to seduce- in its infancy, there can be a desire for that lustful attention. We want to feel attractive and desireable. It temps men to sin against God's holiness.

“[Do not dress] from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus…” Philippians 2:3-5

2 Comments:

  • At 3:52 p.m., Blogger Hamster said…

    Girltalk is one of the regular blogs I visit, which often has much sound biblical and practical advice! Visit often!

    Thanks for your words of encouragement! I still have the marathon book you gave me about 5 years ago. I wish you could run it with me...or at least the final few miles. :)

     
  • At 7:31 p.m., Blogger Melody said…

    oh HAMSTER! i miss you too, miss ham! (it's melody).

    anywho... that was a good post. :)

     

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