:: MATTERS OF THE HEART ::

my sister posted a link to this on her blog today.

my first thought was "yesss!" because i am tired of seeing people's bra straps, panties, butt cracks, boobs, muffin tops...things i (or anyone else) shouldn't be seeing. it's just too much. it's not just a matter of modesty or humility.i t's a matter of good (or bad) fashion and good (or bad) manners!

sometimes i think people go a little over the top with regard to how a Godly woman should dress and i thought that this blog entry might go that route -- pushing the long skirts, long hair, high necklines on us. but in reading it i see that every single thing that is said is reasonable and true.

i believe that it's possible to be stylish/trendy, to look good, to express yourself through clothing AND to be appropriate and modest at the same time. to respect our brothers in Christ. to not exploit their weaknesses.

i feel like i'm a pretty modest dresser, so i'm not necessarily looking at this blog and the lists, thinking, "oh yeah, i need to stop doing/wearing that (low cut blouse, high cut skirt, etc)."

for me, it's not as much a matter of the application, it's more importantly a matter of the consideration: "the answer starts in the intent of the heart. a woman should examine her motives and goals for the way she dresses. is her intent to show the grace and beauty of womanhood? is it to reveal a humble heart devoted to worshipping God? or is it to call attention to herself and flaunt her beauty? or worse, to attempt to lure men sexually?"