What is Modesty

If you stood two ladies beside each other, the one dressed in her down-to-the-ankle dark dress, the other dressed a bright red suit with slacks and jacket. Which woman would be the most modest?

We may readily think that the woman with the long dark dress is the most modest, but this is not necessarily true. Modesty is a condition of the heart. It is a heart after God. Modesty dresses for God and not to please self or others.

When we dress because of style or other people’ expectations of us, we may well be forgetting the values that make up modesty. We cannot be modest as long as the fashions of the world, or the legalistic ordinances of men dictate us.

I cannot tell anyone the details of modesty. I cannot tell someone how to dot their ‘I’s’ or cross their ‘t’s’. I am sure, however, that any of us who dress with uncovered flesh in places that should be off limits to the eyes of the public are not being modest.

I have lived almost 70 years and according to Titus 2:3-5 I have, not only the privilege, but also the mandate to speak out concerning the conduct and heart issues of younger women. Chastity, discretion and love for family all tie in with our lifestyle and our appearance. Many women have only a vague idea of Scriptural values and commandments,

With warmer weather coming around the corner it is important for us to remember that the person with a garment over the skin is no hotter than to have the sun beat down on bare skin. Let’s represent, honor and respect the Lord in our dress. Before we step out of our dressing room into public area, I recommend that we stand in front of our mirrors and check to see if we will represent the Lord in a reverent way.

I am open to hear your comments. God bless you all.

We all Need A Vision

Did you ever watch how a young child will claim a certain toy as their own? "Mine! Mine!" Then soon there is a tug of war! That is the time a parent needs to step in as referee and begin teaching lessons on sharing. As life goes on there will be times when we will have to say, "Mine! Mine!" That is because God wants us to have our very own vision. He has designed us for a purpose and a plan.

The wise man in Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish."

Tommy Barnett has a rather humorous slant to defining the necissity of having a vision. Here is what he says. "Without people, the vision dies, without vision the people find another parish."

A vision gives us a sense of purpose. It is what our future looks like while our mission is what we are called to do. These are things that we have to have for our own. We cannot live another man's vision. We must possess the vision, not just see it. We must take a hold of our God-given vision until that vision possesses us.

The book of Revelation shows us the vision John had. Paul had a vision of Ananias, while Ananias also had a vision of Paul. God desires to speak to us through visions. These will do three things for us. They will define our purpose in life. They will direct our activities for the present and the future. They will also generate energy to keep us motivated.

Vision is a "beyond" word. It spurs us beyond ourselves. It lightens a pathway the reaches beyond the present perspectives, and vision gives us strength to fulfill a cause which is beyond any natural ability we possess.

Let the vision speak. Let it be for the sake of transformation. Let it change every hinderance. Let it lead you into the future. Habakuk 2:2 tells us to write the vision and then wait for it if it needs be. If God has spoken to you, don't let anything extract it from your life.