Is Modesty More Than the Clothes We Wear?
Jessalyn Hutto
When I hear the word “modesty” my mind immediately goes back to my early years as a Christian. I was saved the summer before my sophomore year in high school and as you can imagine, dressing modestly wasn’t exactly at the top of my priority list that year. After all, I had just begun to discover my new influence over the male sex (thanks to my changing body) and they were just beginning to notice me (thanks to the same!). It was a difficult time to learn what it meant to dress modestly because I honestly didn’t want to. I liked the attention I received by wearing a tight blouse or the stares I got when my skirt bordered on the “must reach to your fingertips” dress code rule. It gave me a sense of power and made me feel beautiful, desirable even...
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