Today I'm grateful for God's word! Not only the Bible but the people that he speaks through. I'm reading "Created to be His Help Meet" and it has done some wonderful things for my marriage and my life.
I have always wanted to look nice and get attention of others. Now I have never been the "perfect" body type. I have always carried extra weight and the older I get the more it seems to add. Today in my study it is talking about modesty. Not the cover you from head to toe. Not the wear only long skirts. Not the don't wear what is in fashion. Just be cautious as to what you are wearing and saying about yourself and your family to the world.
I have been struggling with the thought of what is in style for the girls right now in our schools and what it must be doing to the poor boys that have to look at it all day for the past 2 years. Since I had Rex and became a mom to a boy it has opened my eyes to all of the temptation that is out there, in real life and on TV.
In the book today it talks about how even just soft p*orn which is what a lot of our TV shows are showing now a days is all it takes to get young boys addicted at a very young age. That having to look at girls in there class or on the playground and women such as teachers or people in the church are wearing can even be all it takes to push them over the edge.
I'm thankful that God shows us in his word that we are suppose to be mindful of what we wear so we are not tempting to other men. This isn't just for them its for us too. In Matthew 5:28 it says, "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." It shows us right there that we are committing adultery with the men that look at us because we are not dressing in an appropriate way.
I know that I have some repenting to do because I have done my fair share of showing off what I know would get me attention but I have been doing better with this and I'm going to keep praying that God will continue to show me where I need to do better. I will keep all my revealing clothing for my hubby because I know he will appreciate it and it will not be sinful for us to share it together. It will in fact strengthen our marriage and show people that dressing appropriately in public doesn't mean that we have a stale marriage. In fact it can show them the opposite!
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I have always wanted to look nice and get attention of others. Now I have never been the "perfect" body type. I have always carried extra weight and the older I get the more it seems to add. Today in my study it is talking about modesty. Not the cover you from head to toe. Not the wear only long skirts. Not the don't wear what is in fashion. Just be cautious as to what you are wearing and saying about yourself and your family to the world.
I have been struggling with the thought of what is in style for the girls right now in our schools and what it must be doing to the poor boys that have to look at it all day for the past 2 years. Since I had Rex and became a mom to a boy it has opened my eyes to all of the temptation that is out there, in real life and on TV.
In the book today it talks about how even just soft p*orn which is what a lot of our TV shows are showing now a days is all it takes to get young boys addicted at a very young age. That having to look at girls in there class or on the playground and women such as teachers or people in the church are wearing can even be all it takes to push them over the edge.
I'm thankful that God shows us in his word that we are suppose to be mindful of what we wear so we are not tempting to other men. This isn't just for them its for us too. In Matthew 5:28 it says, "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." It shows us right there that we are committing adultery with the men that look at us because we are not dressing in an appropriate way.
I know that I have some repenting to do because I have done my fair share of showing off what I know would get me attention but I have been doing better with this and I'm going to keep praying that God will continue to show me where I need to do better. I will keep all my revealing clothing for my hubby because I know he will appreciate it and it will not be sinful for us to share it together. It will in fact strengthen our marriage and show people that dressing appropriately in public doesn't mean that we have a stale marriage. In fact it can show them the opposite!
Link up with what you are thankful for!
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