Does God Really Care What I Wear?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Revive Our Hearts
Some time ago, a friend showed me a letter that a young man wrote to the editor of her Christian college newspaper:
The other day I was going to the business office to take care of some financial matters and I could not believe some of the things I was seeing. The landscaping around campus looked exceptionally great. There were new dorms, new faces and unfortunately, scantily clad females were everywhere as well.
This is . . . particularly hard for males because they are stimulated by sight. Now guys, we are not off the hook just because females are dressed inappropriately. We are called in 2 Timothy 2:22 to ‘flee from youthful lust and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace.” However, girls, help us brothers out . . . . Please consider your clothing and what the Bible says concerning the way you dress . . . . 1
It seems that women today have not only forgotten how to blush, but they also do not recognize what should cause a blush. Men and women are created differently. Men are visually stimulated, while women respond more to touch. As one man put it, “What a man’s touch is to a woman, the sight of a woman is to a man.” 2
We may not understand why men are wired for sexual stimulation by sight, but remember, this is part of God’s plan, and He has declared it good—when it is used for His purposes. We have a responsibility not to cause men to stumble by dressing in a way that visually tempts a man to sin. This is a serious issue, if we desire to reflect God’s heart and be a blessing rather than a hindrance to the men around us.
A woman shared with me, “Five years ago I learned about my husband’s failures with his thought life, which led to an affair with a woman at work who dressed very sensually. My heart was broken.”
Let me ask you: Who was responsible for this affair? Was this husband? Absolutely! Did the woman who dressed sensually have any responsibility? Absolutely!
Richard Baxter was a 17th century pastor who recognized, even back then, that women’s clothing could snare a man’s mind. He used a word picture that graphically illustrates how our choices as women affect the men around us.
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It is generally felt that guidance is a tricky subject, and most of us have had first-hand experience of what we would call guidance problems, either our own or those of others whom we have tried to help. Why do so many such problems arise? Where do the difficulties come from? Alas, most of them are of our own making. In our quest for God's guidance we became our own worst enemies, and our mistakes attest to our nuttiness in this area. "Paths of Righteousness" ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS
"They shall be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He might be glorified." Isaiah 61:3 Precious Pilgrim, might you brew a cup of tea and celebrate "righteous trees" with me? "Trees of Righteousness" Lucy MacLeod, LIVING TREASURE
We all long for what's right. We long for right-ness, or righteousness. When we see some injustice take place, we feel slighted, undone, and dissatisfied. We sense an imbalance, and we want to set it straight. We don't know how tomorrow's headlines will read. But we do know this: God is righteous. "Righteousness" Pastor Bob Coy, ACTIVE WORD ON-THE-GO DEVOTIONAL
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