"If you have it, just flaunt it" I heard someone say and the person who said it was a female and a Christian to my utter dismay!
'Our body is the temple of God...', the bible says in 1 Cor 6:19.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; [20] you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Shouldn't we then as Christians treat our bodies with holy reverence and keep it modestly covered?
In today's world we see men and women who are extremely liberal in their thinking and dressing. What is indecent for one person may be perfectly normal for another. Where then do we draw the line?
Where do we keep our cash in the wallet unexposed or outside exposed? If then we keep what is important to us hidden, shouldn't we keep the sacred parts of our bodies covered?
What was worn in the bathrooms and bedrooms are being worn publicly in the name of 'Summer Wear', 'Poolside Wear', etc. Even many office workers and teachers and even sadly those worshipping in church on stage seem to have the code of dressing blurred.
The term 'looking SEXY' was created by worldly men. Why do we need to dress sexily? Are we appealing to the lust in men? Why are we Christians following the evil patterns of this world?
It is so heartbreaking to see the difference between a prostitute and a lady of morals being blurred by the modern way of dressing these days.
Many think that if you become a Christian, you can dress liberally. They associate Western body revealing dressing to becoming Christian. This is wrong thinking.
Sadly I see many Christian girls whom I know personally, exposing parts of their breasts, their tummy, their back, their thighs in the name of modern and liberal dressing, either exposing those parts or wearing tight, figure hugging clothes to expose those parts. They proudly take selfies and post their photos wearing revealing clothes on facebook and instagram for all the world to see.
In the olden days girls did wear fashionable clothes but their dressing was modest. Now with modernism all hell is breaking lose in women's apparel. Should not Christian women be role models to all others instead of embracing the worldly way of dressing ? Will Jesus be happy with you flaunting what you have to the whole world? Please think carefully.
I know many will not agree with me because you have been used to this kind of dressing all your life. You see, when you grow up wearing skimpy shorts and plunging neckline singlets at home it will seem OK to dress that way before others. Aborigines in the mountains and forests wore nothing and they were OK with it. But when they got educated they too covered up.
Even figure hugging skin tight clothes reveal your entire body shape and makes one wonder why you even bother to wear anything when only the colour is different but your body is exposed for all to see.
I see mothers and their daughters walking with t-shirts barely covering their thighs and their shorts are hidden. It makes one wonder if they are even wearing shorts. I see mothers shamelessly walking with 'shorts' which actually resemble an inner garment (it is that short and figure hugging) walking with their teenage sons.
Don't get me wrong. I am not judging anyone. I am just appealing to you Christian ladies to dress modestly according to God's Word. Do not be a cause for someone to sin because of your dressing. Treat your body as God's holy temple. Let your beauty be revealed to all through the perfume of the Holy Spirit's fruit in you:- Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self Control; not the way the world, the commercials and the media want you to reveal yourself. What I say will seem harsh to many and I know you may dislike me but I am not worried if you get angry with me. Just be right with God. Do not encounter His wrath. Jesus Himself has warned us in the verses below, "Woe to that person through whom they (temptations) come!"
Matthew 18:6-7 NIV
“If anyone causes one of these little ones---those who believe in me---to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. [7] Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
Do you know how beautiful you will look with your body appropriately covered? You will look stunning and God will be pleased with you.
The Word of God says, in Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
We need not go to extremes in covering ourselves. We should dress appropriately and modestly to avoid leading others into temptation by your dressing.
Reveal what needs to be revealed to your husbands. Not to the whole world.
What thrill do we get in exposing our bodies by wearing revealing, skimpy clothes or even figure hugging, tight clothes? Both are ugly and sinful in the eyes of Almighty God. Both lure men, women and children to sin.
Therefore let us be aware of how we dress and ensure that God Almighty is glorified through us.
In countries with hot tropical climate we can still dress comfortably and cover our bodies without revealing them and luring others into temptation. There are many cool and comfortable materials out there.
Let us Christian ladies always remember this:-
Proverbs 31:30 NIV
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
~ Mary Augustine ~
June 23rd 2016
