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My channel is Lifestyle and Faith based
Recently I have been gaining a very big audience from other countries. One of them specifically being Indonesia
So I've been praying and asking God what He wants me to talk about.
Because obviously if you start to grow on your YouTube channel
You're going to want to produce content that the people love and that you love.
At the end of the day, God still comes FIRST. And so I really wanted to post something else
But then God was like, No, no, no I want you to talk about this (instead)
Before I start this video I just wanted to remind you that I am just a person talking to you
But really God is doing all the rest
So before I start my videos, I pray to God and I make sure to receive words of WISDOM
And I seek for understanding in prayer in order to cover all the areas that I want to discuss in my videos.
specifically these kind of videos that I make. I really put a lot of time and effort and prayer into this
It's not just me sitting down deciding to talk about something.
So yeah I think this is why these kind of videos make me feel so much happier
Whenever I am putting out a Faith based video, it genuinely makes me feel like I am fulfilling the biggest part of my purpose
So for today's video, I am going to talk about MODESTY
And honestly guys this is something I've been wanting to talk about since my testimony video.
My Instagram testimony, If you haven't seen that I am just going to link it down in the description.
I will also just put it up here on the screen so that you can see.
I think actually it is the hardest and most challenging video that I ever had to make
I definitely tried really hard not to cry
In the making of that video (lol) I think I did a pretty good job, like looking back
At my Instagram testimony that I shared. I'm very proud of myself
I'm really glad that I could speak into other people's lives through what God has done in my life
So with this video it's basically the same concept
So since the modesty topic came up in my Instagram testimony, I wanted to go more into detail about it.
and MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, specifically based on modesty
So this video is not at all about what other people think of me. It's not at all about what other people think of you
This video is literally just my own experience and what I have learned through becoming modest
And just being a little more careful in general with which parts of my body I expose on social media or even in real life
So to start this off the Bible verse that I want to share is Proverbs 31 verse 30
And this is what it says
"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting. But a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
And then of course there are also other verses that I can share based on modesty and just clothing yourself. I will put them on the screen now
These same verses were in my Instagram Testimony as well
I really believe that modesty doesn't only apply to females, of course it also applies to males.
For this video because I'm a female I am obviously sharing from a female perspective
Modesty is not always about the clothes!!!
So sometimes we can get so stuck into thinking what am I suppose to wear?
Am I allowed to wear this or that. What is wrong or what is right
But honestly if you stop to think about it, modesty is not just about the clothes it is about the spirit
And how it makes us FEEL showing our bodies.
Another YouTuber also shared this and I was so inspired through what she said
Because I could really relate
So firstly you're probably wondering how do I know if it's wrong or if it's right.
If you really want to know then you're gonna need to pray to God to convict you in your spirit
In order to be able to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong
Otherwise we are just going to follow our own fleshy desires
And then you can easily just say "well I feel comfortable doing this so I'm just gonna do it"
Without actually knowing what you are doing.
Because you are simply living for yourself and doing what your own flesh wants
Instead of (doing) what the creator of your body wants
So behind every revealing photo, there is a seductive spirit
I don't really have to explain that. It's pretty self-explanatory
Posing a certain way or standing a certain way
Or wearing a certain something that barely covers up a "certain something)
You guys get where I'm coming form right?
You might wear something and this person might be like
WOW! OK, what? Maybe she's not modest at all.
While another might be like, wow ok she's super covered up she's pretty modest
Sometimes this person has this opinion over it while another has that opinion over it.
But at the end of the day it's all about YOUR INTENTION
Behind taking a photo that reveals a lot or wearing something in public that reveals a lot
You call it the MOTIVE.
It's the motive and the intention behind why you're doing what you're doing
This also doesn't just go for modesty. This you can apply to every single area of your life.
And every decision that you ever make
WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION BEHIND IT? WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVE?
So there are two thing.
Firstly, you need to be honest with yourself
You need to ask yourself, why do I want to reveal this?
And secondly: It is needed (necessary) for me to reveal this?
or more specifically, to reveal this much?
People always say "Don't judge a book by it's cover"
But really it's also true that whatever is inside of us will eventually reflect on the outside
The exterior is based on the interior (Spiritually speaking)
That does not give you the right to judge. But that is still something that you need to understand
In order to apply it into our lives
What we feed our minds will reflect. What we feed our hearts will reflect.
I am also a sinner, I make mistakes. Which is why I had to take a break from Instagram for such a long time
And it was to fix myself, to find myself and to find my IDENTITY (in Christ)
And to learn how to VALUE myself in Christ
So yes I make mistakes, yes you make mistakes but that doesn't really define who you are as a person.
It just helps me to reflect and to further improve in that area that I have made mistakes in
If I make a mistake, I know that I can take it to God and I can repent
And I can start over fresh on a clean slate.
And that to me is the beautiful thing about God. It is never too late to repent
It's never ever too late to go to Him. Because He loves you and He's always ready to work in your heart
AS LONG AS YOU ARE WILLING!
So the reason why modesty is so important to me
Not only for myself but also to share
I need to represent what I believe in
And honestly I'm about to make a very bold statement but it really comes down to how much you value and respect your body.
As a follower of Christ I value what God values. I value what he says.
So to add onto that from my personal experience I can honestly say that
Since I've become more modest, I have become way more CONTENT
I have become way more at PEACE
And surprisingly I have become more CONFIDENT!
in my own body. YES!
Exposing LESS made me more confident.
Exposing a lot actually does not bring me more confidence
I am not comfortable* with flaunting (showing) my body all over social media
Or even in person wearing very, very revealing things
And that doesn't mean that I'm insecure if I don't want to show my body.
It means that I RESPECT and VALUE my body
Because my body is a temple and I will treat it as a temple.
I think that checking the condition of our hearts and pouring into our hearts should be way top priority
over what the external looks like
And so in my experience once the internal was fixed, it was so much easier for me to see what's wrong about the external!
One of the first things I started doing to improve in this area was to put big boundaries up for myself
such as; unfollowing accounts on Instagram or any social media platform that exposes too much
I just wouldn't want to see any pictures that would make me want to compare myself
Or in any way, shape or form tempt me.
So anything that would tempt me to sin I would cut out of my life completely
Anything that I heart from music, to seeing movies or as I said social media
I CUT IT OUT!
So as the conclusion; DON'T BE HARD ON YOURSELF
JUST REFLECT
This is not a body shaming thing, this is an opportunity for you to keep yourself pure
If you decide to and I would highly ENCOURAGE that
Thank you guys so much for watching this video, I really am so relieved that I had the opportunity to share this
I've really been wanting to make (share) this since I posted my Instagram Testimony
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All the best! God bless!