Modesty | We Guard What We Love
When you value something what do you do?
When a mother is handed her newborn baby she gathers the baby in her arms and tucks the baby away towards her breast.
When a man wishes to hide some treasure he may conceal it by burying it in a field.
When a wealthy family must safeguard great riches they may house their money in secure banking to protect their assets.
In short, when we value something, we take measures to protect it. When we love something, we guard it.
God loves his people fiercely. In more recent years I have come to terms more personally with the fact that as His daughter, I am loved immensely. He knit my body together in my mother’s womb. Determining every detail even down to the number of hairs I would carry on my head. He designed my color and the appearance of my hair. He chose my stature and the shape of my form. He made me for Himself. With the highest sense of pride, I can say, “I belong to the Lord.”
The very body He handcrafted for me He intends to protect. One of his measures of protection? Modesty.
I remember at the start of my modesty journey I begrudgingly obeyed while complaining, “God, I will obey you, but it honestly feels like you’re being a party pooper.” He patiently and lovingly replied, “Joyce, I am not being a party pooper. Modesty is the Holy Spirit’s cloak of protection for you. It will hide you from the eyes of those who seek to harm you, and it is a protection for the men around you who belong to me.” Over time, I understood that the Lord meant modesty as a means of protecting my body and protecting me. Why? Because He loves me. The Lord guards what He loves. Once this fully took root in my heart it was not a burden to put on modesty, but an honor because I understood that to cover my body was a special kind of denoting me as the daughter of the King. Similarly expressed in 2 Samuel 13:18 -
“Now she (Tamar) was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed…”
It’s an honor for The Lord to desire to cover you, to guard you. It’s an expression of his deep and jealous love for you. To review our collection of dresses for women embodying modesty, femininity, and beauty visit our shop tab.
