Modesty is Not Dead!!

Blogging.  This is something we thought we would never do.  However, it is a good way to put your thoughts out in the public and share ideas, faith, and solutions and suggestions to important issues.  As our first blog, we are going to tell you about modesty, what we think it means, and what we think God is telling us should be done to fix the modern day crisis of showing far too much skin.

Many Christians and Messianic believers practice the art of modesty, but we are taking it a step further (not that I'm saying that no one out there dresses appropriately, because I happen to know that there are those out there who do).  After reading Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard, we have come to the conclusion that we absolutely were not being modest enough for God's taste.  This book opened our eyes to how the fashion industry has, over time, manipulated America's minds and told them that it was okay to run around nearly naked without any shame.  Being Christians/Messianic Believers, we have decided that we are no longer going to conform to the fashion industry, and we are going to dress modestly according to God's standards, not that of those around us.

When Adam and Eve were in the garden, they were tempted by the Enemy and ended up eating the forbidden fruit.  As a result of this, they saw that they were naked and were ashamed, and sewed fig leaves to make garments to cover themselves.  Now, up to this point, this is a well known Bible story, but what comes after this is not widely known (at least I didn't know it prior to reading this book).  God didn't think that their man made garments covered enough, and he made them some out of animal skin that covered much more.  So if God set standards for us on how to dress, why would we walk around in skimpy, tight, and revealing clothing?  Well, that's why we decided that we're not.

Having realized that even the most modest of swim wear today is tight, way too flattering, and shows your body, even though it does in fact cover it, we invented our own using modified men's swimming trunks and ladies exercise shirts.

We have come to the conclusion that we are not going to wear too tight pants, short shorts, low cut shirts, skimpy bathing suits, short and tight skirts and dresses, or anything that is made to "flatter" any part of your body.  In other words, we are going to dress appropriately according to God's guidelines.  If that makes us weird to or draws attention from our peers, good, that gives us a chance to tell everyone why we do what we do. :)