"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" -1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Our bodies are not our own. They belong to God, who made them in his image. As a Christian, we are to represent the God who saved us, in not only our interior selves, but exterior as well. God is holy and true, and He should be reflected in our own lives and to the world.
I put together this collage because I wanted to show people that it is possible to dress modern while being modest. The Merriam Webster Dictionary describes modest as "not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities : not showing or feeling great or excessive pride." When we show our bodies to the world, we are being prideful of what we have. We are taking pride in our bodies, rather than who we are on the inside. The clothing that we wear has the ability to give someone the wrong impression about us. I'm not saying that what other people thinks necessarily matters, but modest dress could be a great aspect to our testimony.
I think that we all judge people on how they dress. We shouldn't, but it comes naturally to us. Normally, if we see a girl with a long dress on, we will infer that she is a Godly person, but if we were to see that same person in short shorts and wearing a belly shirt, we would think of her completely different. Clothing has the ability to either help or hurt us. Modest dress will show the world that we are following God, which will bring the right kinds of people into our lives. While immodest dress will lead to the wrong crowd, which will ultimately destroy our testimonies for God. Ladies, if a guy only likes you because of the way you dress, he's not in it for the long haul. The right, Godly man will come along one day and see that you're living for God through modest dress, and love you for who you are, rather than what he sees.
It is so easy to get that modern style while also wearing the right amount of clothes. As you can see in the collage that I made, you don't have to wear turtle necks and skirts covering your ankles in order to be modest. You can show your shoulders, you can show your legs, you can wear clothing that is slightly tight, and it's still modest. Something that I've found to be true is that if you're going to wear shorts or a tank top, it's best to make the opposite article of clothing more modest. For example, if you wear a tank top, make your shorts/skirt longer, or if you wear shorts/skirt above the knee, put a more covering top. There's so many options to dressing modest, and they are out there for us to discover.
I've struggled with modest dress for a long time. I thought that I had to wear a fewer amount of clothes to fit in. I was completely wrong with my intentions altogether. I shouldn't want to fit in with the world. I should want to fit in with God's people. I think the most important thing you should ask yourself before walking out the door is, "Would I wear this in front of my pastor?" I do this many times, and I think it's quite effective. If we wouldn't want our church family to see us dressed in a certain way, we shouldn't be wearing it. So, let's take the initiative to dress the body that God gave
us with respect. Let's show the world that God is within us, and He is holy.
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