Modest. Sacred. Beautiful

So…..Tell me, what does modesty mean to you?

mod·es·ty

   /ˈmɒdəsti/ Show Spelled[mod-uh-stee] Show IPA

noun, plural -ties.

1.

the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.

2.

regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

3.

simplicity; moderation.

 

By the mud-clear definition the world gives us, we would be LUCKY to have fingertip-length shorts, at most. It is sad, really. Why is it that young women (and even children!) find it so satifying to reveal themselves to the entirety of their surroundings?

Now, you see, we as Christians are called to live above the earthly standards, are’nt we? So why is it that we don’t follow the direction set before us in our book of instructions for Christ-like living? Our heavenly Father has made it very clear that we are HIS sacred jewel, whom he will one day present to a worthy man to cherish, and protect. Until then we are to keep ourselves (body, mind, spirit) clean, polished, and protected. Going out and exposing ourselves to every person on the planet is not exactly following His expectations.

• 1 Timothy 2:9-10 —“likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness-with good works.”

• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 —“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
• 1 Samuel 16:7 —“But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”