Thrifty Modest Outfit Thursday...

We'll see how long I can keep this up - but for now -

I thought I could share one outfit a week with you.

  Keep in mind - I'm a 'thrifter' - so most everything

 will be from thrift shops and yard sales.  

In other words - I'm hoping to share that modesty is budget friendly!

So what do we have here?  (And I realize I'm no model!)

The skirt is really a jumper.  I wore a 'new to me' gold 

long-sleeved tee over it to make it look like a maxi skirt.  

Those two alone looked a little boring - so a white dressy 

sweater helped.  The scarf is a narrow long scarf 

that I tied to look like an infinity scarf.  

It could be a little longer - but who's checking?

Gold and yellow seem to be colors that are surfacing right now.  

Gold works with my skin and hair.  Yellow?  Not so much.  

Now I'm not saying we need to try to be 'fashionable'.  

But somewhat current and modest works for me.  

I never run out and get the latest thing to try to fit in.  

But I don't purposely avoid what someone else might wear either -

 if it's God-honoring.  (Hope that makes sense).  

The jumper is probably from the 80s!  I have no idea the price 

I paid for this outfit - but most of my clothing is 

under $4 for a piece - yes really.

The shoes may have been new from Old Navy - 

and I think I paid around $10 for them 'on sale'.  

I loved them - they were comfy - and I knew I'd wear them alot!   

I love modesty and creating little outfits.  

It's a bit of a hobby I guess - sort of like decorating my home. 

Honor God with what you wear today! ~Joyce

Why Modesty Is Such a Big Deal...

There is so much information thrown around about modesty.  

It gets overwhelming and kinda 'old' at the same time.  

I've even seen articles about the 'idolatry of modesty'

 which suggest that anything we pay too much attention 

to can be an idol and thus 'not good'.  Oh boy...

May I just share what to me is one glaring reason why modesty 

needs to be a huge deal?  Because immodesty can make someone 

stumble... as in sensually desire someone that is not their wife.  

And Jesus calls lusting after someone that is not their wife 'adultery'. Matt. 5:28.  

  Now we can say that a man needs to have the 

responsibility of guarding his eyes and thought life.   And of course - this is true.  

After all - a girl can be dressed entirely properly and

 a guy can still have an impure thought when he looks at her -  

if that is his intent. 

But for us women - Jesus has a very pointed and plain truth we need to consider.  

He said in Luke 17:1 that offences or things that cause people 

to stumble exist - but 'woe' to the person through whom they exist.  

We do not want to get a 'woe' from Jesus.   To get an idea 

of how strong this language is - later in Luke 22:22

 Jesus uses this same word to pronounce judgment 

on the man who betrays Jesus. 

Uh oh - we don't want to be in that camp.

Like it or not - we, as girls, do have a responsibility.

  There should be no reason why a godly girl would

 want to be sensually enticing in public. 

That being said - I don't see anywhere that we can't be a woman 

of beauty.  God loves beauty - just look at his flowers. 

And God made women naturally beautiful with a natural 

desire to be attractive.  But anytime - any time - we publicly 

accentuate or reveal (through tightness, drawing attention to, 

accenting, nakedness etc.) an area of sensual beauty - we err.  

Rather - let's go forth with a pure and modest beauty.  

I'm pretty sure we all know the difference...

Walk in beauty today!  ~Joyce

A Testimony of Modesty & Leaving the World Behind...

Lorna has been blogging her journey with the Lord over at The Brown Brink.  

It's a lovely journey.  Her spirit is so sweet, so willing and the 

Lord is truly visible in their lives.   And... they are going it alone...

...never completely alone because they have the Lord - 

but alone in that their church fellowship does not

 fully share their hearts' beliefs.  

Her latest post shares more of her journey as it relates to her attire.  

I'm thinking that more and more we're needing to get used to 

this 'alone' thing.  Yet God is stirring up a remnant.

  And thanks to the wonders of technology - we can be 'alone'...together!

Be blessed!   ~Joyce