Modesty is not just for girls

As I was working my way through last week's series of Victory Calls on Modesty, this thought kept skipping through my mind: Modesty is not just a female issue. When we think of modesty we typically think of female attire but there are modesty issues for men as well, different perhaps but no less an issue.

Sure there are the obvious - overly tight pants, spandex bikini swim suits, pants that sit so low they are barely worth the effort, etc., but I think there are other issues that can be perfectly innocent.

Even men dressing modestly would be surprised to find out that the way they sit matters. I have sat across from men in knee length loose fitting shorts that were modest standing up but when they sat down and crossed their ankle on their knee, I had to look almost anywhere but at them. Baggy shorts for both women and men - do just that, they bag. So in a seated position, they can fall away from their leg revealing three quarters of the thigh.

We, and certainly I personally, at America's Keswick, DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BECOME OBSESSED OR FANATICAL about modesty. That would be legalistic. I just think as followers of Jesus Christ we need to be aware of those around us, men and women alike, and that we need to love and serve them to the best of our ability by not being a stumbling block.

Romans 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

1 John 2:10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.

Matthew 22:39 ... You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

We are looking forward to a great summer - hope yours is blessed.

Diane

Diane Hunt is part of the ministry team at America's Keswick. She is a regular writer for Victory Call and one of the authors of Crossing the Jordan Bible Study. Diane has been married to her husband John over 27 years. She has 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren and 3 adult step-children with 7 grandchildren making 10 in all. She delights reading and teaching, but mostly laughing at the funny things her grandchildren say and do.