Modesty In Every Situation

This is something that we all deal with either personally or when we come in contact with it. We represent our Savior, and one of the ways that we do it is in the way we dress. I know that we have all run into on the job and out in the general public. How do you approach the lack of modesty? You have to call it out. You heard me right. Unfortunately, that is the way I see it. It is calling attention to things that ought not put out there in the view of anybody. You are cheapening yourself when you dress inappropriately. It is suggesting things about yourself that you might not want other people to think about you. You want to look your best when you go for a job interview, and even after the job interview you want to dress professionally. Nobody was ever hired, because they dressed inappropriately. That is one thing good about companies with dress codes; it keeps everyone in check. We have covered the general public; now let us consider the place at which we worship. Peter and Paul emphasized the need for dressing appropriately when we enter the church, because they noticed it in the churches that they visited during their missionary journeys.

The common offenses when it comes to dressing inappropriately are wearing tight clothing, not wearing undergarments, and excessive show of cleavage. This is common for the females of our population. The male population often offends by failing to keep their shirts on in work or recreational situations, or at the beach, wearing swim suits that are too tight and sport what should be covered. I do not need to go into anymore detail than that on that subject. These issues cause arousal of the sexual kind, because of choosing to not dress in moderation and modesty. This undesirable for either gender, especially when one or the other is married. We need to show inner beauty to people. We have heard the common adage, Beauty is skin deep, but it should be more than just skin deep. A. W. Tozer emphasized these principles of clean, neat, modest, and appropriate. The need for modesty starts at an early age. The teenagers have gotten pulled away by the masses, and told that they should dress inappropriately in order to attract the attention of the opposite sex. I want you to check out this website that has some details about modesty gathered by a survey of Christian men concerning modesty of women it is called The Modesty Survey . Here is some more helpful information on modesty, The Rebelution .