Modest is Beautiful!

Last summer I spoke to the teen girls at our annual Youth Conference here in Ukraine on the topic "Modest is Beautiful." I wanted these young ladies to realize that they are NOT sacrificing anything to dress in a way that pleases God. You CAN be modest AND beautiful at the same time, and I wanted us to have fun while we thought about that... which is why I spent several hours preparing a little "model presentation" for the girls to watch. I found the pictures I used online by using my search engine, typing in words such as "modest, dress, long skirts, etc..." Unfortunately, I cannot remember all of the websites I copied pictures from, but you are welcome to do a search yourself. There are some great sites out there selling beautiful clothing and talking about the importance of modesty.

The topic of modesty usually seems to be a negative topic. With this video presentation, I had the goal of presenting it as something positive. I hope you feel that way when you see it!

As I prepared the video, I had a couple of things in mind that I was looking for (other than, of course, modest clothing). Because my group of listeners were teens, I was careful to only choose young models. I also wanted to include all types of dress (from casual to church, banquet to wedding) and many different styles and colors to appeal to a variety of tastes.

Of course, since we are missionaries in Ukraine, the presentation was prepared in Russian. The last song you will hear is only in Russian as far as I know, but the song is just beautiful and the message was right on target for what I was looking for... "How Great You Are." God is great and worthy of everything... including our decisions on how we dress!



And, here is a translation of the verses in the video:

Modest is Beautiful!

Proverbs 31:10 - Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:25 - Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Proverbs 31:22 - She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Job 29:14 - I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

I Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Psalm 45:11 - So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Deuteronomy 7:6 - For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

I Timothy 4:12 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

I Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Romans 6:13 - Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God; as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Ephesians 5:15-17 - See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

I Peter 2:9 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

I Peter 1:16 - Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.