Modest Girl of the Week: America's Testimony

Today, we share with you America's lovely testimony. She is a beautiful women inside and out. I am honoured to call her my friend. This article is worth your time to read! It is a great example of how we can climb the corporate ladder and defeat all odds, when we are determined to serve and please God only. He honours our faithfulness to Him in many different ways. Enjoy!! 

 

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised." - Proverbs 31:30

When I think of modesty the word “Respect” comes to mind, respect for God above all, respect to my household and respect to others around me.  The word “Fear” in scripture translates to “Respect”.  I want to be mindful of how I present myself before God and also to the outside world.  I want them to notice the difference and become intrigued and question my actions.  How else will they ask about him (JESUS)?  If they can’t distinguish me from others.

I struggled with modesty throughout my school years; I idolized the things the world (Fashion, vanity).  I loved the world more than loving the one who had created me and made me in his image.
Modesty has brought so many blessings to my life.  The people around me treat me with “Respect”; they become intrigued and ask questions (Great opportunity to talk about JESUS).  Doors of opportunity have opened for me, I could have never imagined (career wise).  While other woman continue to make their way up the corporate latter by their sex appeal, I will continue to please God by loving him will all my heart and he will guide me places I’ve never imagined.

Why do I say this (Testimony)

The company I worked for in 2011 (not going to mention any names) got bought out by the 3^rd biggest Home/Personal care Company in the world.  I was a contract employee at the time of the buyout.  I remembered feeling down, getting motivated to look for another job can be pretty stressful.   Well November 2011 kicked in and talks about severance packages started to circulate around the office.  There was this one lady that came up to me and said well you are not going to get a severance package because you’re on contract.  I kept quiet and said nothing, well she was right to certain point, I didn’t get a severance package.  The Director of Operations and Supply Chain came up to me and apologize because I didn’t get offered a severance package and told me to talk to HR.  Well to make the story short God has the last word I got a severance package, but wait things get better…..

December kicked in and rumors started circulating around the office that some people were still going to get job offers.  The same lady came up to me and said well you won’t get offered a job because you’re on contract, I said nothing and kept quiet.  I had numerous meetings with the Director of Supply Chain of new company and he had stressed his point long enough that there were no positions available in Supply Chain.  To my surprise and let the Glory to be to JESUS and JESUS only, Mid-December my boss calls me into his office and tells me “America they are offering you a job”.  You know when your mind blanks out and all you can hear is blah blah blah that’s what I heard from my boss, but within gave Glory to the all mighty.  So my next question was “when do I interview?” and he said “didn’t you just hear me, you don’t need an interview I did the interview for you”….Tell me Is our God not amazing!!!….

The woman in the office couldn’t believe it and started saying now that your moving uptown, you have to dress different…Don’t waste your breath to sound of the enemy, smile and give thanks to the Lord.  I don’t need to change for no one.  I want to be known by my modest ways and to know that his favor will always be by my side.  What do I want to say by all of this, please God above all things…I’ve seen woman in the corporate world and you can call me a liar if you like, but you know it’s true, they ruin their marriages to get ahead in life, or reveal a lot more than they should to win favor from their bosses…But no need for that here I have JESUS by my side J

Modesty and everything else is based on the relationship you have with God, it’s about a love story.  Love drove him (Jesus) to cross and I’ve fallen head of heals for him, all I want to do is please him in every way possible.  Remember ladies and I say this to myself as well don’t be drawn to things of the word (Fashion, Vanity) these things shall pass, God never changes and the woman who respects his ways she shall be praised…My advice fall in love with God and all the struggles within will disappear.

-America

Thank you America, what a great testimony! I'm blessed by it. :)

 

 

Modest Girl of the Week: Johanna

This week we bring you Johanna's story. She is an awesome beautiful friend. Please enjoy her story!

Name: Leidy Johanna

Age:  29

Ministries: Right now, I'm working as a Sunday School Teacher.

Dressing Modestly Since: Since I was born, but it was because my mother decided for me. But it was actually my decision since I was a teenager. I can't say it's been easy, I've had times when I've fought with myself but the thought always comes to mind that; this is beyond a set of rules or a religion, it's a lifestyle that pleases the Lord.  

Anything You'd like to say about Modesty: In my opinion, being modest goes beyond how I dress, for me it's an inside job, it starts on me inside to the exterior. What I have in my heart is what I'm going to reflect. Every time you look at the mirror think, What is your desire with dressing the way you do?  More importantly, who do you aim to please with your wardrobe? One word that comes to my mind when I think about modesty is to be genuine. I'm not just talking about being original or unique but beyond doing that, being transparent, being truthful before men and primarily God. Being genuine means, to be pure, natural and unmixed, but above all be yourself! Being yourself will lead you to live a modest life in your whole being. But above all live a genuine life before God. If we talk about being "modest" I think about it as my manner of life, from how I dress, how I act, how I speak, how a walk, how I think and how I express myself to others, it’s a complete package, the one is accompanied by the other. I'm not saying it's easy to stand every day in the mirror and make a decision of what to wear today, but it’s not impossible to make the right choice.  Start analyzing your life on the inside. Once you work on that, it will reflect on your outside, think that by pleasing God you will be blessed! Being modest in my manner of living, pleases the Lord, and brings blessing to my life. Thank you and God continue to bless you.

Thank you Johanna for sharing your wonderful thoughts with us!

New Years Outfit

Happy New Year to all of my lovely bloggers/followers!!!

Today I wanted to share with you what I ended up wearing for new years. If you remember this post from an outfit I wanted to put together from back in November. - Well, sadly, that outfit didn't come true. ha! It's not that I didn't try to make it happen. I actually did buy a sweater from Evy's Tree similar to one in the picture (on sale - woot!), but it's navy blue,yellow and grey, however when I got it in the mail, I couldn't figure out how to make it work fancy. Maybe the black one would have worked better, but Evy's tree didn't have any on sale anymore, so I went with the navy blue. However, I do really love the sweater and will do a post on it when I wear it, it's really pretty! As for the Tulle skirt, I tried finding one online and boy are they pricey. I was then going to make one, but didn't find the inspiration. lol....

So, what did I end up wearing? This:

Blouse: VV Boutique! lol...
Flower Collage: Dainty Jewells (comes with 5 flowers but I just wore 3)
Black Skirt: my closet for a while
Shoes: Sterling  (didn't last all night though)

The blouse I bought it at one of our favourite stores, value-village thrift store. It's a vintage top, it even had the shoulder pads that I so dislike, but I loved the colour and thought it had potential! When I got home, I took off the shoulder pads and really liked how it looked, so I decided that's what I would wear. Also, I love what my friend Julieth was wearing, she got her printed top at Winners. She looked lovely.

What y'all wear. Link up your posts, would love to see. :)

P.S. Are you following me at my new blog yet? The Songs of Our Life here!

Dressing Feminine and Winter Sports!

I saw this picture in a newspaper and thought it would be nice to share it with you all! Who loves winter sports around here?

I love the ladylikeness (is that a word?) of these pictures. I believe God desires for there to be a visible difference between men and women. And I don’t just mean about wearing skirts, I mean in every aspects of our dress, that we may truly look like women.  When he created us, he created us a lot different than man, and not just outwardly, but our insides, men and women are different and have different needs. I truly believe that God would like us to express this difference in the way we dress as well. I think that cross-dressing (women dressing more like men and men dressing more like women) has been one of the things that influenced the rise of homosexuality. The way you dress effects the way you feel, that cannot be denied!!! So, if you ask me, I’m all for dressing very feminine or girly. J

Anyway, I love these pictures too because it reminds of a time where the moral standards were higher. The more time passes, the less moral standards humanity has. It’s quite frightening, especially when I think about our kids future, but I know that we can still be a difference in this decaying world!

I also love how the lady seems so content skiing in her skirt, (not thinking "oh this is ackward" - it was the norm!) and the girls skating in their skirts, which appear to be attached to shorts underneath, pretty cool, although I would wear my skirt a little more knee length. Lol….

When I was younger I went skiing in a skirt and I had such a great time. I remember considering skiing so thrilling and fun!! I also learned to skate a very young age and have never had difficulties doing that in a skirt either. Now in days, there are also apostolic seamstresses that make sporty & skiing skirts for outdoor activities. I came across this lady a few months ago, from Modest ActiveWear and found the work she does pretty neat! If you are an outdoor girl, maybe you could check her out here. You can also read this Post I did a few months ago about sporty skirts here.

Happy Tuesday!

Enough is Enough

I came across this and really loved it. It is true ladies, we can never be like women of the world. We need to live in accordance to the Holy Book of God. Reading this reminded me that we are different in every aspect of our lives. Everything the World represents is opposite to what God desires of us. The world doesn’t need any more worldly women, it needs more Godly women! Represent the God you serve with Pride, make a difference in your community, workplace, school with everything you are (actions & dress). The world doesn’t need any more women dressing immodestly, it needs more ladies like you and I. Enough is Enough, this world doesn’t need any more darkness, will you continue to stand out and be the light?!?!? Even if it’s only YOU in your workplace, school or community, don’t doubt that you are making a difference! You are in more ways than you could possibly think. And don’t feel awkward either because you are different! If so many people team up out there to do wrong things and things that bring no benefit to humanity, we can certainly team up and keep being a difference, a light in this dark world and shine the Love of Christ on all. We can be an example in the way talk, dress, and speak in front of others. The World needs to see God in us! In my workplace, I'm the only one who of this Faith, sometimes it can be discouraging to know, you are the only one that’s different, not just in the way you dress, but in every aspect! And what I mean by discouraging is, knowing that people don’t want anything to do with God and they are so enwrapped in sin. However, you can think about it this way, you are one person less this world has got a hold of! And maybe, just maybe, in due time, if you remain the light, those people will remember you are different and seek you to ask you about your God in their time of need. I’ve had this happen!!!

I pray you are encouraged to keep on fighting this good faith battle!

 
P.S. I've started another more personal blog here, I'd love it if you would join me there too. :)

Retrospect Fashion

When speaking about fashion, If I could have been born in a different era, I would have chosen the 1950’s. I absolutely love the styles that were “in” at that time period. It seems though, that it was all relatively the same, with only the patterns changing. But that’s okay because I love these dresses!!! Here are some of my favourite that I found when doing a search. On most of the dresses during this era the top part was fitted to appear of a small waist and the bottom skirt was beautifully flared! Certain variations of this style were absolutely elegant. There are still dresses similar to these available in certain stores, but not as flared. Love this style. And what I especially love about vintage fashion is of course, for the most part it was modest and very feminine.

Beautiful Colour and Pleats, Love the Gloves too!

 

 

 

 

                  Love this Colour & Collar!

Gotta love 'em Polka Dots!
                                                  
                                                                 More styles of that Era. : )

 

Hope you enjoyed this post. If you could choose your favourite fashion era, what would it be?

 

He Can Change YOU & Contest Info

I was meditating on a few of my friends and was amazed at truly how God has the power to transform and change people.

Sometimes we may doubt the power of God to change a person but He truly can. All it takes is an open heart. One of the ladies from our church said before, “sometimes we may say, I want to see miracles, not realizing that we ourselves are miracles of God”. Think about it, if you hadn’t had an encounter with the almighty, a breaking point in his presence, you would not be the changed person you are today.

I love to see how some of my friends had a completely different view of modesty a few years or months back and how God has changed their mindset and in turn changed their wardrobe. It may have taken time, but they allowed God’s word and his presence convict them on these things. Truly modesty is the type of thing that you can teach to people (and we should) but only God can move us to make changes in our lifestyle that have been there for years!  It’s lovely to see before and after pictures.

If you are still struggling with Modesty. Have an open heart, let God guide you to choosing the right wardrobe. Think about the things you wear and the reasons behind why you do, examine your heart and ask God to speak to you and guide you to making choices that HE agrees with.  Don’t think it’s impossible to change and don’t try to rush things either. Let it be a gradual change, start with little things, leaving things behind or adding things to your wardrobe here and there. Celebrate the small things you accomplish and soon enough, you will be at the level where you have desired to be. Sometimes our struggles with modesty come because we want to rush the change and we ourselves are in the process of changing inside. I’m not saying the desire to change is bad, it’s absolutely good but I’m saying that in most cases it does take time to flip our lives around and if we try to rush it, we may just end up discouraged and back to point zero.

So those are my thoughts today! I’m thankful for the powerful testimonies I’ve been a witness too. How God can change a life around from inside to the out, all He needs is a willing and open heart.

 

SIDE NOTE: Did you guys find out who won the contest over at my facebook store? Check out the winner here! I'm extremely grateful to all those who particpated. More Contest to come.