30 Day True Woman Make-Over: Day 12

Day 12
Affirming Our Faith

You do not leave the house with your clothes on inside out, but when it comes to modesty, that is what you need to do. First, work on the inside--on your heart--then let that be reflected on the outside.

• Your appearance, actions, and attitudes will never make you a Christian. But if you are a Christian, you absolutely will have an appearance, attitudes, and actions that confirm you profession of faith.
• We are not to be in any way that is unbecoming of us as believers--not in disarray; not as exhibitionists; not extreme.
• We need to be filled with Spirit and grounded in the Word of God so that our hearts, emotions, and minds will be well-ordered; then it will be reflected in our outward appearances.
  

Why Do I Always Wear Skirts?

In the petting zoo at the Creation Museum

Two years ago today I made a commitment to the Lord to wear only modest skirts. When I was fifteen I was naive and thought that I could wear whatever I wanted. I put up the argument that it was "my body and I could do what I want with it." That did not go over well with my parents. They tried to show me that what I wear can cause guys to stumble and that women in the Bible are instructed to dress modestly. I insisted that my "hoochie mama" shorts (as they have so famously been dubbed) and my low cut shirts were just fine. Slowly the Lord began to change my heart. I have always been a girly-girl. As a little girl I loved dressing up and wearing skirts and dresses that I could twirl. When I was sixteen I slowly started to dress nicer, wearing longer shorts, more skirts that came to my knees and higher necked shirts.

In the summer of '08 God lead me to start wearing longer skirts. I looked in department stores but could not find any skirts. So I searched the internet and came across this website, http://www.denimskirts.com/. I bought two skirts and fell in love with the website. I gradually started getting ankle-length skirts, especially with winter coming.

For my eighteenth birthday and Daniel's fifteenth birthday we invited friends over and had a bonfire. We had our party on 25 October 2008. As I was deciding what to wear for the party, I kept thinking about how I wanted to be presented to Daniel's friends. I wanted to be presented as a lady, a young woman after God's own Heart. So I asked myself "what does a lady after God's own Heart look like?" I had been reading in Deuteronomy lately as part of my daily devotions. God brought to mind a verse that I had read a few days earlier,

Deuteronomy 22:5
A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.

So I thought to myself "what do men wear? They wear pants. What do women wear? They wear skirts and pants. Wait. That is not right. Women wear both skirts and pants while men only wear pants?!" The Lord convicted me then and I made a commitment to the Lord to wear only modest skirts. For me, my skirts never get shorter than below my knee. I am not comfortable wearing skirts that come above my knee. Shirts never get lower than right below my collar bone. If they are any lower than that, they make me uncomfortable so I do not wear them.

At the state fair last year

It can be difficult to go shopping sometimes. You just have to stay positive and be creative. Some of my favorite places to shop are Goodwill, thrift stores, Style J, Kohl's, and Wal-mart.


What are your favorite places to shop? Do you have any personal guidelines or convictions when it comes to what you wear?

30 Day True Woman Make-Over: Day 11

For the next ten days of our make-over, we will journey with Nancy Leigh DeMoss through her teaching on 1 Timothy 2:9-10 titled "The Attractive Christian Woman."

Day 11
Women in the Church

Women can either be a great blessing in the church, or they can do incredibly great damage. They can make the gospel believable, or they can cause people to turn away from Christ.

• The first item Paul brings up on his agenda for women in the church is their appearance.
• The way you dress is a reflection of your heart and character. Right attitudes will produce a right appearance.
• You cannot separate the inward form the outward.
  

30 Day True Woman Make-Over: Day 10

Day 10
The Fruit of Her Hands

Do you want to become a woman of virtue? Your future will in many ways be affected by the choices you make today.

• One trap we can fall into is thinking, "I am going to be like that woman if it kills me." We begin to perform, strive and struggle, saying, "I want to be a good Christian. I want to be a godly woman." You will get exhausted in the effort, and you will wear other people out, too.
• The realization that you cannot do what God has called you to do by yourself is one of the greatest discoveries you will ever make. It is the starting place to victory.
  

30 Day True Woman Make-Over: Day 9

Day 9
High and Holy Calling

In Proverbs 31, we read about a woman who gives and gives and gives. How does she keep giving?

• You are never more like Jesus than when you are serving.
• What a blessing it is for a man to know that there is a wife at home who is watching and praying in his behalf, praying that as he goes out into the world, God will protect him and keep his heart pure.
• It is a high and holy calling to be a helper to your husband and to manage the affairs of your household.
  

30 Day True Woman Make-Over: Day 8

Day 8
What Does Your Home Communicate?

What is your home saying to your neighbors or the repairman who stopped in last week? Discover how an orderly home can bring glory to God.

• God gave you the responsibility to watch over your children--to know when they are coming, when they are going, and what they are doing.
• If you have lots of time to talk on the phone, you may be missing out on some of the things you should be doing with that time. When we have lots of time to talk, we tend to become gossips and busybodies.
• Through a repentant heart and a teachable, humble spirit, all of us can learn to acquire those skills and disciplines we need in order to be the women God wants us to be.
  

Birthday Boy!

Today my little brother turns 17! He is the third child and first son in our family.

Happy Birthday Daniel!