I walked into a hospital lobby recently and was met by a pair of barely covered breasts. “How may I help you,” they asked.
I know. I know. You think I’m being prudish. No, I’m being prudent.
Now, the woman might defend her choice of un-dress in one of many ways. For example: 1) It’s my body, my right or, 2) I didn’t even notice or, 3) What’s the big deal? I’m comfortable with my body, aren’t you? Other women might chime in, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it.”
Many women believe that the freedom to dress how we please empowers a woman. I don’t agree. The erotic photos of women on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Women’s Health (for heaven’s sake!) and Victoria’s Secret; the photo images that pop up when I google “women;” and the photos of girls semi-attired for spring prom do not empower a woman. In fact, wearing sexy, form-fitted, revealing clothing distorts the way that men see women. This is nothing new. Why do you think prostitutes and sex-trafficked slaves are dressed the way they are and always have been?
Feminists, you can argue all you want. You can tell me that a woman has the right to show her womanly features and if a man has a problem with it, tough! But, you will be arguing foolishness. That’s because men and women aren’t the same. Never have been. Never will be. Just ask the boy in the tuxedo dancing with the girl in the lingerie at prom.
Feminism and the sex merchandising industry have wrapped themselves in political correctness but, in so doing, stripped girls and women of their dignity and true identity.
We are not sexual beings! We are, first and foremost, spiritual beings who will live forever either with God or apart from Him. Our souls are housed in a body where our minds also reside. We are human beings, male or female, created at different times, in different ways, and for different purposes. Female bodies look, tick, and respond to life differently than men’s bodies.
So, when my husband was also greeted by the pair of barely covered breasts, I wanted to apologize. “In this world, women dress as they please, but don’t judge her, honey. Be the gentleman you are and avert your eyes. See her as a sister or your daughter-in-law or your granddaughter… each precious in God’s sight and covered in Jesus’ Robe of Righteousness.
You see, that’s the thing. God did not leave the first woman, Eve, naked and uncovered. He covered her embarrassment of nakedness with neck-to-knee clothes and her shame of sin with the Robe of the forgiving King. When we see ourselves as daughters of royalty, we not only dress differently, we act differently.
Does stripping away clothing empower a woman? No. It makes her an object for man’s desire.
I believe that every woman is far more than that.
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