What I found most interesting was that she continually focused on how modesty is really a heart issue, and not just rules about what and what not to wear. I found that really helpful, as I had not really thought of it that way before. Here are some other points I found helpful as well.
She was working from the chapter on modesty in CJ Mahaney's book "Worldliness," as well as from 1 Timothy 2:9-10:
likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.Here are some of those helpful questions for yourself and ideas:
- every Biblical conversation about modesty begins with the heart
- what does your wardrobe say about your heart? about your relationship with your Savior?
- what would someone discover about your heart if they met your closet before they met you?
- what desires motivate the way that you dress? (selfishness, craving for approval, desire for attention, lust?)
- clothing can be an evidence the gospel has changed your heart
- you can proclaim God's glory through what you wear to a watching world
- have no contradiction between the clothes you wear and the gospel you represent
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