Modest Be Hottest

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Should Modest be “Hottest”? Shopping for shorts is a nightmare. The great sales at the end of the season are not equivalent to great styles. I’ve walked into many a store with a simple question, “Do you have any modest shorts?” Sales assistants can yield some very conflicting results. I was not looking for those horrendous camouflage cargo shorts that might swallow me alive, but neither do I want that yellow piece of denim that might qualify as a pair of boyshort briefs on a good day. I believe that the 3’’ options are far too short, but knee-length bermudas aren’t always my idea of fashionable. At some point in history, an encouraging and now popular catchphrase was coined for just such Christian teenage girls as myself. We were all cheerfully…show more content…
My personal definition has grown and changed throughout the past several years. My motivations for dressing modestly have also been shaped. In middle school, I wore skirts 75% of the time. Every time I was going to be seen out of doors for a class, shopping trip, or church function, I made sure to wear nice flats and a long skirt. This dress code didn’t stem from a belief that pants were evil, but rather from pride. I took modest clothing to a higher level because I wanted people to notice and applaud me for my “morals”. I now understand that dressing in the most seductive way possible and making sure to wear a denim skirt and a bun can have the same heart motivation - selfish pride. So as I grew older, I learned that my definition of modesty was a pedestal I placed myself on. I looked at the root issues of my heart and…show more content…
Every Wednesday afternoon I accompany the senior adult choir at my church on the piano before heading to youth group. I wouldn’t dream of wearing an old t-shirt and athletic shorts to choir practice, an outfit I’d quickly don to play sports at the beach. This is not because the Bible says that shorts and a t-shirt are inherently wrong. Nor is my clothing modest in the hope that it will attract the guys playing Frisbee after youth service –something that “modest is hottest” would lead me to believe. What the Bible does teach is that I am to honor my elders, and I believe that that instruction includes my personal appearance. The book of Philippians also teaches that I am to embrace whatever is excellent, pure, and lovely. Dressing in an outfit that is tasteful and respectful to the environment I am in also honors God, who is the creator of our bodies and the designer of each unique part. Regardless of the specific styles I’m wearing or the event I’m headed off to, there are two fundamental questions I now ask. Am I pushing the line as far as I can in this situation, or am I tailoring my outfit to bring respect to others and glory to God? The question I can answer affirmatively determines my motive in dressing the way that I am. Dressing modestly should never be linked to a desire for love, attention, and relationships. My wardrobe, confidence, and personality need to come from something far deeper than our
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