Sexiness vs. Holiness Part II

When you apply a certain image, attitude and persona to yourself that is something other than the image of God then you are also taking on the very spirit of that image, attitude and persona. Believe it or not, many Hollywood starlets, singers, supermodels and dare I say, porn stars don't worship the same God that you do. This is the very reason why so many so-called female Believers are jeopardizing their very souls by competing with, emulating and imitating celebrities of any kind. Many so-called Believers even think that to behave like a diva is somehow "cute" and acceptable and to dress like a whorish woman is okay because after all, "Beyonce says that she is a Christian and she was raised in the church so it must be okay!" or the other lame excuses such as "People shouldn't judge me based on what I wear. To do so is being a legalistic, Pharisee." or "People who judge me based on what I wear, aren't true Christians anyway!" If your identity is not in Messiah then it is self-destructive and based on a lie and the woman who identifies herself as a Believer and yet makes it her goal to be sexy instead of being holy, she is a woman in for a very rude awakening as such an image will cause more problems than what it is worth by the negative attention that it will attract from both men and women. Let me also add there is no hybrid for this concept of being sexy vs. being holy. We live in an age where people try to go out of their way to find loopholes and exceptions for what God has already deemed as ironclad. Reprobate and lascivious behavior is offensive to God and He made no exceptions when He said "Be holy because I am holy." (I Peter 1:16)

I'm not saying that you should be judged and condemned to hell by people who don't have it within their power to even send you to either place for eternity but what should be understood is that what you wear is often an outward reflection of who you are on the inside. Neither am I insinuating that female Believers should dress like Puritans but you should allow the Holy Spirit to give you wisdom and discernment regarding everything, including your wardrobe! Failure to surrender to the process of sanctification is what will earn you a spot in hell, not what people say. Don't make the mistake of confusing God's judgment with man's judgment. God has called us to holiness and a resistance to holiness is a resistance to the very presence of God Almighty. Some people have made the error of equating holiness to a strict dress code and some other contrived, man-made parameter of what is holy and godly in terms of our image but what I am saying is that God as Father God desires for us to give Him access to every part of our lives including what we wear. Once we accept Messiah as Savior then we have to submit to the process of sanctification through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, the Teacher and He will teach us the ways of godliness and holiness through the Word of God and through wisdom and discernment that only He can give us. God is love and he is kind, gracious, merciful, and so much more but He is also Holy!

As Believers, we have given up the right to have "our way" and represent ourselves. We are called upon per scripture to die daily to this flesh and it's carnal desires. (Romans 8:13, Colossians 3:5, Romans 8:6, Romans 6:23, Galatians 6:8). We are also told in scripture that the desires of this flesh put us in opposition to God. (James 4:4,  Romans 8:7, I John 2:15) When people see us, they should see Jesus. They should hear Him in our voice both in terms of the words and tone of voice that we use. When we act and behave like the world and refuse to allow the process of sanctification to take hold and still dare call ourselves Believers and Christians, we are misrepresenting the kingdom and defaming The Only True and Living God! There is a dear price to pay for such misrepresentation and it should be something that NO ONE would want to reap.

We have to lose ourselves in Messiah and conform to His image. You will always be unique and as you conform to the image of Messiah that uniqueness through holiness will be accentuated and more clearly defined as it brings Him glory. Don't think that God doesn't want you to be attractive or look nice but there is always a distinct difference in what is holy and what is not. As you submit to the wisdom and discernment of the Holy Ghost, He will reveal what is best for you and it will always be congruent with modesty and humility.

Mocha Brown aka Koretta L. Allen is available for public speaking engagements especially pertaining to subjects of single parenthood, being single, women's empowerment through the word of God and much more. Mochababybrown@gmail.com