Being Modest Through Christ.

Ladies, we live in a world, where many women, and sadly even younger girls, dress inappropriately, to school and in public, you may say "that's terrible, they should put some clothes on"

But do you ever ask yourself, do they know any better? have they ever been taught?
are they having emotional problems? do they dress like this for the attention they don't get normally?
we Tend to judge to quickly to actually see beyond the book cover, then ladies, their are the young girls and women alike, who know what they are wearing, don't care how they have been taught, and know better, the young girls, that are hiding emotional problems, and whether they dress like that for attention or not, it doesn't matter.


Ladies need to stand up, for a rightful cause, stand up to this so called "fashion" of tank tops and short skirts and shorts, cleavage baring blouses and "hip clothing" I don't care what's "in" or what's considered old fashioned, I dress not to say "I'm modest" but to tell myself, "I'm pleasing the Lord with all my heart" and ladies, by no means is that bragging,
I do it because I want to strive to be pleasing God, and I want to strive to let others see Christ in me.

after all, ladies, we should strive, but that's my opinion, I'm not throwing it at you.


Defenceless....
Sometimes we all feel that way, as if everyone is bullying at you, telling you that your going to (hades) if you wear pants, what can you say? how can you defend yourself? your Defenceless.

I believe in my opinion, that it is YOUR  conviction, on what you wear.
Yours alone, people can sometimes, dig it and stab it into you about the skirts and pants argument.
But the only one that can change your mind, is God.

Yes Ladies it's as simple as that, we can write these blogs, but it most likely will not change it, I myself, read a blog post about wearing pants, and I was convicted over that, which is why when I say, when Conviction gets you, your done.

Sister, if you are struggling, with the choice of what to wear, if you are caught between being cool or ugly, if your afraid people will look at you differently, please, take time to ask yourself this question, "is this what God wants?" or is it "what you and everyone else want." sometimes what seems good in our eyes, isn't really all that good, we are just too blind too see at the moment.

I pray that if you are having those struggles that God helps you, and gives you an answer to the questions and pleads you have been praying for or about. I pray he lays the right choice on your heart, and that it brings you closer to him, that when you walk down the street or through a store, that people see Christ in you.

I Love you all dearly. Thank you for reading.

In His Honor.
Katie.

How is your life today? What are you trying to Change today?

As Christians; meaning as followers of Christ, as daughters of God almighty, heavenly children walking washed in the blood of the lamb, how is your day going?

How much strength do you have on your meter today?

Are you trying to Change something in your life today with frustrating results?

May I ask, "Where do you get your strength from? Do you know what kind of strength you have? Is this strength that your measuring a physical strength?"

When you walk in the pathway of Jesus Christ, you are to walk an uncompromising, unfailing, unabashed, wonderfuly loved, amazingly cared for, carried when needed, engulfed in light and required to share His love, life, everything. This is not easy............

First, it starts in your heart:

• inside your heart must transform
• inside your mind must reform
• old ways of the world must slowly fade
• the spiritual likeness of Christ must start inside and eminate through to the outside of your being

Second, it shows on yourself, outside of your body:

• your clothing, shoes, makeup/no makeup, hair (including length, coloured or not coloured, style, accessories)
• your accessories, neclaces, earrings, watches, buttons
• your stature, how you hold yourself, how you walk
• speech, how your speech is, swearing/no swearing, with/without ceasing, with/without thoughts, with/without merit,with/without the Lords guidance

Third, it shows on others:

• how you treat your Husband
• how you treat your children
• how you treat you extended family
• how you treat your coworkers
• how you treat your teachers/classmates
• how you treat people at the local grocery store, mall, pharmacy, parks ect.
• how you treat people who cut you off when driving, walking
• how you treat people who are homeless, in need, less than appealing
• how you treat people with dissabilities
• how you treat people who are a different race, enthniticty, colour, religion, beliefs within the same religion than yourself

Finaly, you find that you must stand up for all of this and more....

• stand up for your beliefs
• stand up for Jesus Christ
• stand up for the Bible that is most accurate (my own opinion KJV)
• stand up for the people that preach the Gospel from KJV and properly
• stand up for the families in your church
• stand up with or against those friends, family, communities, other churches, unbelievers, believers that try to corrupt your heart
• stand up and fight in the spiritual fight, fighting principalities and not flesh
• stand up for what is right, just and holy in the eyes of the Lord
• stand up and against those trying to bring you down, trying to poision your mind and the mind of your immediate family
• stand up for those who fearing standing
• stand up for those who came before you and helped pave the way for you to walk with your head held high

WALK, TALK, BEHAVE LIKE THE DAUGHTER OF CHRIST THAT YOU ARE, WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, A SINNER IN NEED OF FORGIVENESS.....................

When you check your strength today, first go to the source of strength, the creator of all of your strength, the wonderful, beutiful Lord whom carries you when you need it the most. Seek Him in all that you do, first, foremost and always, then the strength that you require He will supply. For, you are His child, and you have put Him first!

"Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come......she looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness........Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised." ~Proverbs 31:25,27,30~

"Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upone eareth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the stregth of my heart, and my portion for ever....But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, tht I may declare all thy works." Psalm 73: 25, 26,28~

"For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another." ~Psalm 75: 6-7~

"I AM HERE: I WILL MAKE YOU HOLY!"

Don't look for experts to coach you in how to make your life work before you follow elders who will lead you into My presence. *1*

If even in small ways you live to "fix your life" to arrange for your own pleasures on ways that violate holiness, your love for a better life now will eventually corrupt your love for Me! *2*

Today when your strength is low in your body, in your spirit, in your deepest of deep thoughts, look first unto the Lord, ask Him for the guidance needed, ask Him to fill you overflowing with the Holy Spirit; for this is the only strength you will ever need. For this is the strength above all strengths.

With prayers for you, my sisters in Christ for a walk with the Lord that is ever learning, ever convicting, ever personal, always lasting, always loving, always chastening, always constant, always inside and evident on your outsides. I pray for you heart, mind, souls, bodies and attitudes!

With Him all is possible,

Thanks for reading,

Stacey

*1-From God to you 66 Love Letters written by Dr. Larry Crabb P66
*2-From God to you 66 Love Letters written by Dr. Larry Crabb P67
I do not believe in the Version of Bible he uses but I do agree with how he is doing what he is doing and the beautiful letters from God! Remeber sometimes you must chew up the "meat" and spit out the bones. (bones being Dr. Crabb's version of Bible he believes in that I do not agree with)