What I Wear-Modesty Makes You Ashamed Of Your Body?

For some reason I've seen a lot of articles lately with titles something like, "Why teaching Christian modesty makes women ashamed of their bodies." These articles deeply sadden me, to say the least. 

Modesty within the Christian realm has become a term that stirs varied emotions. I can totally understand that some women have been burned by churches, mean spirited people and people who are well meaning, yet out of line. Words can be hurtful, yet we throw them about with hardly a second thought. 

I wanted to share my personal feelings on this. I don't ever want a single one of you to be ashamed of your body! That's actually against biblical principles (I.E-you're made in the image of God, your body is a temple, not to mention being grateful for what you have.) 

God made each one of you absolutely stunning, never be ashamed of that. When we talk about modesty, it's not for the sake of hiding your body, you should treasure the amazing gift God has given you. Part of treasuring that gift is avoiding revealing every aspect of your body, partly with modest apparel. By dressing modestly you're actually showing those around you that you treasure your body, not that you're ashamed! It's like wearing a billboard that says "I respect myself and don't need to show you every curve and inch of my body."  

You're a beautiful, stunning, wondrous child of God-act like it! 

Do you think modesty makes you ashamed of your body? 

What I Wear-Vintage Cape Debut!

I'm Wearing a vintage thrifted cape-$5, Black Herbergers shirt-$10, Old Navy thrifted blue jeans-$5.99, Go Jane boots-29-ish? 

It's finally cold enough to wear my vintage cape! I was standing in my closet this morning and remembered I hadn't worn my lovely cape yet! It's surprisingly warm (although I'm not currently wearing it due to the fact that I've been cutting 16 fresh pineapples...). My mom has decided to torture teach me to can for part of my school. After that, super cleaning my room is on the agenda. It's time to pull those poor neglected Winter clothes out from their dusty boxes! It's almost like getting an entirely new wardrobe-with only vague recollections of wearing them. First things first: box up Summer clothes. The problem is, what exactly are Summer clothes?! Winter, I get that: long sleeves, wool, sweaters and hoodies. However, Summer clothes can be converted into Winter clothes super easy. On the other hand, packing them away helps next Summer, when I unpack my "new" clothes! Anyone have clothing guideline suggestions? How do you decide what to pack away? 

And I had a huge response to my "how old am I?" post-24 comments! Makes me wonder, where are you usually? hmmmm...lurkers, eh? *GRIN* The answer is: 18! many of you got very close, and some even guessed 18 (by the way, the person who guessed 29 was my sister *rolls eyes*-take my advice and block your sisters from commenting! LOL!
PS: Please forgive the greasy hair! : ( 

Why Is It Important To Dress Femininely?

I received this comment today from Sara:

• "Why is it important to dress femininely?-Sara"

Definition of Femininity: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women.

We're girls, be happy with that! Embrace what God created you to be, a woman. To help you out in understanding this, think about something.

What would you do if you saw a horse walking around on it's hind legs all the time? And when you asked the owner, they told you that it was because the horse wanted to be human!

While this may seem a bit silly, this is the basic idea of dressing feminine. Why try to be something we're not?

• So Skirts Are The Only Option?

Absolutely not! For me, I felt like God was calling (or asking me) to wear skirts. Do I wear skirts because they're more "holy" than pants? No! I wear them because HE asked me to.
I encourage you to decided if you personally, are being called to wear skirts. If not, that's fine! It's not for everyone. But if the clothes your wearing would look fine on a guy (father, brother, guy-friend), they're probably not very feminine. After I started wearing skirts, I realized that they CAN be a lot more modest than jeans. (I do own a pair of slacks by the way) Modest jeans are a lot harder to find than skirts. But skirts can also be im-modest.

It's funny (well not really...but you know!) ladies can get almost violent about the topic of modesty and skirts. I've read some ladies articles, and listened to some ladies speaking, and you can tell God's working on them. Yet they get angry, instead of listening to God's voice! Bitterness does not become thee! : )

Basic jist of this post? Be a girl! It's who God created you to be. That's why it's important to dress feminine!

I hope that answers your question Sara! And if anyone needs something explained to them more clearly, please don't hesitate to ask!

Feminine Friday Link Up Party-Week 2

Winner from last week:

Style N Season-check out her blog!

Joining Feminine Friday? It's easy! All you have to do is come to my blog, enter the link to your feminine outfit in the Linky below, and your set! Pants are accepted, if fashioned in a feminine manner!

The link will be open until Wednesday. On Thursday, a poll will be up with all the participating names, and YOU get to decided who was best dressed! But there is one small thing I need from all participants:
MANDATORY: IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING, THIS BUTTONG MUST BE ON YOUR BLOG!
This will help spread the word so that others can join in the fun!



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