"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Jesus, as mentioned last night tells us guys here that whoever LOOKS at a woman with lust for her commits adultery with her in his heart. As described last night, us guys are visual people.
Visual people. Tonight I went to a movie with a group of friends to see the movie "Courageous" which was actually a great movie. However, I am not here to discuss the movie but something that happened while we were getting ready to go in. We were all observing how everyone was dressed, mainly the girls. We noticed that for the most part they were "appropriately dressed." This of course is in contrast to how girls dress in today's culture. This is what makes being a man, more specifically a Christian man difficult for us. Granted this is no excuse but there are challenges we face simply because of the fact that we as guys are visual people.
Visual people. This is probably one of the most difficult blogs I have had to write because it is a sensitive issue for girls and guys alike. On top of that, I have had to deal with issue first hand in my ministry. But ladies, tonight I want to speak to you. Ladies, I repeat the point that we men are visual people.
Visual people. Men and women both play a responsibility in obeying this command. In 1 Timothy 2:9, Paul tells women to dress modestly. This means that women are to dress in such a way that it does not create a distraction. What is happening today is that culture is dictating how women should dress and they are encouraged to dress in such a way that it draws attention to themselves. Whether you realize it or not, drawing attention to yourself in this way turns women into objects as opposed to human beings who ought to be respected.
Ladies, my encouragement to you is simply this. More to the point my request on behalf of Christian men everywhere desiring to live as godly a life as possible is help us. Help us by letting your beauty shine from within and not EXCLUSIVELY from without. I emphasize exclusively because of course men and women alike need to consider their outward appearance as 1 Timothy 2:9 indirectly alludes to that but more to the point the very next verse in 1 Timothy 2:10, women are told to adorn themselves with "good works which is proper for women making a claim to godliness." But of course if the outward appearance is all you care about in order to draw attention to yourself, remember this turns you into mere objects whether you realize it or not. So ladies if you are making a claim to godliness demonstrate not exclusively by your outward appearance but by your good works. Let your beauty come from the inside out. Furthermore, I encourage you to take a look at what it is you decide to wear and consider how that might cause your male brethren to react to you. Because fact is, we as men are visual people. Help us protect our eyes from looking at a woman with lust for her so that we do not commit adultery in our heart.
Much more could be said on this subject but I do not want to take more of your time. Feel free to comment further if you wish, whether you are a guy or a girl or you can email me at davidmalleyg@gmail.com.
PRAY ABOUT IT! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! THANKS FOR READING LADIES! GOD BLESS!
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