I notice that there is a lot of talk about dressing and as it’s typical of
most people (especially Christians); we've over flogged the whole issue. We've
turn a social issue into a religions issue and that really is going too far.
I want to approach this subject in the most loving manner but before I do,
I will first of all like to correct a notion. I have heard people say this
isn't Christian or that isn't Christian dressing but that pops the question is there such a thing as Christian dressing?
Well there are ways people (not just
Christians) shouldn't dress but there isn't such a thing as Christian dressing so
let’s not get caught up in legalism.
I firmly believe that people should dress appropriately but I notice that a
lot of us (men and women alike) often dress craze (sometimes unknowing to us) so
now... What is dress craze?
Dress
craze is any dressing that is contrary to good reason. In other words, dress
craze is the inverse of a gentle, responsible, well-articulated dressing.
That been said, I would like us to look at
that purpose of clothing… It is said that “when the
purpose a thing is unknown, abuse is inevitable” and it so true with
everything… so what’s the purpose of clothing? The sole purpose of putting on clothes is to
cover up our nakedness. (This is
a basic truth many people seem to have forgotten).
Since the sole purpose of clothing is to
cover up our nakedness, when we put on
clothing that reveals (especially sensitive part of) our body, the purpose of putting on clothes is defeated. This is so
basic, it isn't rocket science...
I found out that the issue of
clothing/dressing is purely an issue of common sense but sadly, one challenge we have in this day and age
is that common sense is
no longer common as it used to be.
It is common sense to dress properly. It is common sense to dress decently.
It is common sense to know that any
clothing that put your assets on display is not good clothing.
It has become the
norm for people (especially Christians) to
blame the devil for anything and everything so I often hear people say the devil made me do this and that but
could that be true? Of a truth the devil does play on our ignorance but I don’t
think it’s the devil’s fault that people dress craze.
If you got drunk, you got drunk. The devil didn't make you get drunk. You
took the liquor and drank it. If you dress silly, you dressed silly. It wasn't
the devil that made you dress silly. We
have blamed our poor choices and foolish decisions on the devil for far too
long. High time people got responsible.
If a person doesn't dress properly, they have a dress/wardrobe problem
and not a devil problem; don’t go about giving the devil credit
he doesn't deserve.
The issue of dressing is one so trivial yet
so prevalent because of our inability to discuss
and address it in the most loving manner.
There is so much more
I will like to say but I will conclude by saying love yourself enough and dress
properly. People will form an opinion
about you based on what they see on the outside; appearance does matter a
lot.
And in case I went too far with this, apologies... I just
felt in my heart to remind us that dressing
is a common sense issue so let’s put to use the senses God give
us and dressing appropriately accordingly.
There is a second part to this dress craze
issue but I am going to discuss that comprehensively in a different blog. In
the mean while, Grace and Peace be multiply unto you immeasurably. ♥
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