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It was a Hardee’s commercial that sent me over the edge.
Lewd, seductive, sensual, indecent. All to sell a hamburger. Right there on prime time television for every eye to see. Including little impressive ones.
Modesty has been the proverbial lobster in the pot. A slow boil leaving its victim numb, not even realizing it was dying a slow death until it was too late. It seems to have its place in this world of free and limitless expression.
Even shopping for my 7 year old grandgirl left me wondering why sexy clothes filled the rack and little girls can’t just look like little girls anymore.
I know the world has gone crazy, but it doesn’t mean our little girls have to join ranks with the sexy and sensual.
- They need to know they are so much more than tight pants, short skirts, and plunging necklines.
- They need to know that their value has absolutely nothing to do with their body.
- They need to know that wearing the wrong kind of clothes will get the wrong kind of attention.
- They need to know that God wants them to be pure because He is saving them for someone, not from something.
- They need to know that just because the world says it’s okay and their friends wear it, doesn’t mean that it’s right.
- They need to know that modesty doesn’t mean frumpy, old, and ugly.
- They need to know that modesty is beautiful and powerful.
- They need to know that Scripture teaches women to be modest for their own good and for the glory of God.
And you, sweet mom, need to teach them.
Teach them that modesty doesn’t reflect weakness, it validates strength.
Here are 5 things you can do if your daughter is bent on dressing immodestly:
- Refrain from purchasing immodest clothes for her.
- Allow her to choose her clothes within certain boundaries. (Children need boundaries even if they baulk at them.)
- Take her to a store that specializes in modest apparel and have a modest young friend that she respects go with her to try on a variety of clothes so she can see modest doesn’t mean frumpy.
- When she is young, help her dress her dolls in modest clothes so she can get a young start at what modesty is.
- Choose your battles and learn to compromise. Teach her how she can wear those lacy cute shorts with a little more length than some of her friends and still look stylish without looking sensual.
Here are a few verses that remind us about modesty and our bodies:
“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,” 1 Timothy 1:9 (ESV)
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” 1 Cor 6:19-20 (ESV)
“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” Romans 13:19 (ESV)
“But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28 (ESV)
Do you have problems with your daughter being influenced or wanting to dress immodestly? What would you add to this post?
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