Have You Ever?

Have you ever gone to the mall and found the MOST ADORABLE dress? Sure, it was a little low in the neck-line, but who cares, right? Or is it right?


Original Dress from Deb



    This last week I did something like that. I went to the mall with the sole purpose of buying a RED dress. This dress was in response to a joke going around that I was threatening to become the "Baptist Nun." Catholic and Eastern Orthodox nuns wear black, so what would a protestant nun wear? Red, of course! The whole point was that I wasn't cut out to be a nun. So, I went to Deb and found this red dress:



Altered Dress

Obviously, it was too low in the front; not to mention that horrid rose on the top! But, not to worry! If you have an imagination, you can fix those kind of problems! I removed the rose, took it apart, and used it to go across the top/front a few times, then give it a double side strap. The dress ended up looking like this:

Now, please take note of something; this is a shot taken from above a young woman - what is missing? Think about it; what is usually present in almost any picture taken from above a girl? The answer to both questions is "bared cleavage." Yep, that's right! This young woman is nicely covered, and doesn't look tacky, grandma-ish, or "home-made." 

    You can look beautiful while staying modest! You don't have to stop buying cute shirts, just because they're a little low - just add a little matching material to the neck-line or wear a matching tank-top underneath. Almost any clothing can be "rescued" for modesty - you merely need to use your imagination! If it's cute, but you think it's beyond rescuing, then don't buy it! You'll save yourself lots of money, and you won't be tempted to wear it around the guys.

  Oh, what's wrong with wearing something "hott" around the guys? Well, watch this video to get a better understanding: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=KLKZZWNX

   It is very important that we, as Christian women, help our men out in this area! Believe it or not, there are guys out there who are attempting to keep their minds pure before the Lord. Anything that hinders someone's walk with the Lord is called a "stumbling block."  Romans 14:13 says "Therefore let us... decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother." [ESV] If we wear clothing that will tempt a man's thoughts toward lust, then we are becoming stumbling blocks for him in his walk with Christ. Do you want to be charged with that, on the day of judgement? If you really love the guys in your life, you will never attempt to hinder their walk with the Lord, especially through the things you can control, like the way you dress.

    1 Timothy 2:9 charges us that "...women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control..." [ESV] Evidentially, God thought it was important enough to inspire someone to write it down in His Holy Word. 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17 tells us that "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." [ESV] If God has it in His book, that means it's very special, and should be taken seriously.

   So, to sum up - Modesty is a God-given command, you can look beautiful and be modest at the same time, and if you really love the men in your life, you won't purpose

Now you know - now you're responsible.