fashion and the Savior

Attended a wedding today. Beautiful ceremony. Adorable couple. Christ was honored during the message. Great food at the reception. Enjoyable conversations. But still I left the event with a sadden heart. Why? Because I knew what a struggle it was for my husband and son to be surrounded with immodesty the entire evening. Ladies, we need to seriously consider our heart motives in the way we dress. 

Taken from Girl Talk.

As we stand in front of the dressing room mirror or our closet at home, John Calvin, the great reformer, has two questions for us. In short, he wonders, what do our clothes say about our relationship to God? “Where is our gratefulness toward God for our clothing if in the sumptuousness of our apparel we both admire ourselves and despise others, if with its elegance and glitter we prepare ourselves for shameless conduct?”

and

 “Where is our recognition of God if our minds be fixed upon the splendor of our apparel? For many so enslave all their senses to delights that the mind lies overwhelmed.” (HT: Justin Taylor)

 In other words, what brazen ungratefulness is expressed if we proudly admire ourselves for the clothing God has provided, if we dress to attract the attention and admiration of others instead of drawing their attention to God, and worst of all, if we dress to “allure men sexually?” What kind of “thank you” is this to God for His good gift of attractive, comfortable, and warm clothing? And how can our minds be fixed upon the goodness and the glory of God if they are consumed with thoughts of what we wear? If we are preoccupied with the latest fashions, which (like the grass) will be here today and gone tomorrow, how can we worship and love the eternal Savior with all our minds?

Here are some excellent links to start you thinking on the subject.

The Soul of Modesty Fashion and the Savior