"I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, Holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is that good, acceptable and perfect will of God."(Romans 12:1-2 kjv)
What the word is saying is that we need to present ourselves as living sacrifices, which does have alot to do with the way we act, and how our hearts are, but it also has to do with the way we look. I am sure most of you know that wearing a teeny tiny mini dress is not sending others the presentation of purity. No matter what women say, fashion, if it is very showy, girls are not dressing to impress others girls but are in fact dressing up for boys. I can tell you that truly, because I used to do that, oh I have worn some questionable outfits growing up, and I knew I was dressing to attract a boy, I thought if I could get a boyfriend, I could be popular, and if I dressed in a less modest way, boys would ask me out. So the saying about how "girls don't dress for boys, girls dress for themselves and for other girls" which is said by Betsy Johnson(by the way I do love her unique style) is not nessesarily always true. Think about it, if you were to go on a date with someone you would be dressing to impress the guy you are going out with, not to impress other girls with the fabulousness of your outfit. So yes, dressing can be for yourself, but it is mainly to emphasize your own ideals and your own thinking. Fashion is your personality brought to life, through garments so that people can tell just what kind of person you are simply by looking at your choice of style. If you were to go for an interview, within the first 7 seconds of meeting them they have already decided wether they want to hire you. To the world, looks are very important, but to Christians, looks should be even more important, because we hold a standard of morality and righteousness that should be shown through the way we dress. Christians shouldn't be careless about there looks because it shows laziness and carelessness, they should not be inappropriately dressed because it shows a level of immodesty, insinuating that you have a bit of licenciousness about you, that now because you are a Christian, you can do what you want, act how you want, and look the way you want, God forbid, the reason for becoming Saved, is not so that you can sin freely, but so that you can be saved from the harms of immorality. So as Christians, we must, as our obligation, hold ourselves to a higher level of purity through the way we look. Now of course, looks aren't everything, but they are very important, focus on your heart, and living a Christ-like life, but while you do that, focus on how you are presenting yourself to others, You may be the only true Christian they see, show them the truth of the way you live, show them a Christ-like person, even though you are not perfect, show them you are earnestly following Christ with all of your heart, and maybe, they will want to as well.
As always I love you and Jesus loves you, so have a happy heart❤️
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