Modesty: God loves it and we should too

Modesty is one of the virtues which many people commonly ignore. Many of us do not even think about it. It hardly ever crosses our minds. Guys especially ignore it. Objectively speaking, an immodestly dressed woman is more shocking than an immodestly dressed man. Let's face it: girls are more distracting than guys. That is why I am against girl altar servers at mass. (That is a whole other topic).

Does a girl really think before she puts something on? Does she ask herself: am I wearing something that is dignified, gives glory to God and is feminine? Those are three key factors. God created masculinity and femininity. Lets give glory to him by dressing according to our gender and dignity. Satan is trying to reverse genders. He wants men to think they're women and vice versa.

Girls, let me make it as clear to you as I can. When you put on a revealing top or show anything that should not be shown, you give a man the chance to lust after you. He does not see you as a beautiful, God-made woman. He sees you as an object and thus he will treat you like that. Princeton University once did a study with its male students. After all the research was done, they found that when a man saw a woman in a bikini or in something revealing, the part of the brain that sparks ideas of tools was stimulated.

So girls, when a man sees you in revealing clothing, he thinks of hammers and screwdrivers. Do you want to be held responsible for a man's degrading thoughts? I didn't think so. Furthermore, dressing immodestly doesn't further your cause for sanctity. So, next time you put on your clothes, think about your God-given dignity and what does a man think of when he sees you.

Does your outward appearance give glory to God? 

Whats the deal with being proud?

Why do we act so critical? We have such weak natures and yet are so quick to criticize other people. Or we can do better than someone else under the circumstances they are in. We have no idea what their situation is and think that since we're so much larger than life we can possibly do better.

Lets put it in perspective. God is infinite. We are finite. What does finite mean? Limited. Since we are limited creatures, we are weak and can't do much without God's help. So many times we say, "I can do it myself," and then realize later that we failed terribly.

Also since we are limited and God is unlimited, we many times cannot understand the way God works. His ways are not our ways. God has already made plans for us and yet we try to understand them as humans do. We even go so far as to make our own plans. There is an old saying that if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. We try to do things our own way. We brag about our accomplishments such as grades, money we make or places we've been to. None of these things matter in the eternal run. Yet we put so much emphasis on earthly achievements and pay little or no attention to our spiritual achievements.

Next time we feel like bragging, lets ask ourselves: would God care? and how does this help me get to heaven?