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((this is REALLY my first time posting something of my own thoughts... so i'm not sure if it is really good or not but i believe in the messege here...))
****TRUE STORY****
One night, about a few weeks ago, Alexis, 10, and me, 13, stood in our room, thinking about the warm weather lately. Alexis was trying on a pair of shorts.
"Alexis!" I shouted. "What are you thinking? You can't wear those shorts...it looks like someone painted your butt blue."
Alexis scowled at me. "No." she objected.
"Alexis... I would know." I pointed out. I was recently trying to start a Purity group at my church so I was constantly reading about trying to help our brothers from stumbling and what kinds of messeges we were sending by the clothes we wear.
Alexis shook her head. "Kathleen, they do not look like that!"
I sighed. "You are only ten! Do you want people to look at you that way?!" I knew for a fact that I wasn't comfortable thinking about my little sister wearing shorts that tight.
Alexis glared at me. "NO! They do not!" she shouted back at me.
I shook my head. "Alexis, you should NOT be wearing that!"
"Kathleen, leave me alone."
I tried to think of more to say to her. "Alexis... they are too tight and too short!"
Alexis finally looked me right in the eyes and said, "What about you? I see you wear pants just as tight!"
I was about to shout at her, "That's different!" but I stopped. Was it really? She was right, I did wear pants that were a bit tight...but I liked them. And...she liked those shorts. But that wasn't a reason. What messege was I sending? I know I wasn't comfortable with seeing my 10-year-old sister wearing extremely tight shorts...but what was God thinking when I wore those pants? Did he feel uncomfortable thinking that I had someone looking at me that way when I was only 13?
A lot of times we don't like hearing the truth...especially when it is coming from someone younger and is about someting we really like. I know I was silent after that night...I didn't speak much more to Alexis. But then I realized something. Maybe God was trying to talk to me too...about somethings I need to change in my life.
What about you? Are there somethings in your life that God might be talking to you about...maybe you are trying to ignore him, hoping he will go away. Maybe you know what he is saying but you are thinking, I'll get to it later.
Think about this and maybe pray a little to see what kinds of things you need to change in your life to make you a better person.
****TRUE STORY****
One night, about a few weeks ago, Alexis, 10, and me, 13, stood in our room, thinking about the warm weather lately. Alexis was trying on a pair of shorts.
"Alexis!" I shouted. "What are you thinking? You can't wear those shorts...it looks like someone painted your butt blue."
Alexis scowled at me. "No." she objected.
"Alexis... I would know." I pointed out. I was recently trying to start a Purity group at my church so I was constantly reading about trying to help our brothers from stumbling and what kinds of messeges we were sending by the clothes we wear.
Alexis shook her head. "Kathleen, they do not look like that!"
I sighed. "You are only ten! Do you want people to look at you that way?!" I knew for a fact that I wasn't comfortable thinking about my little sister wearing shorts that tight.
Alexis glared at me. "NO! They do not!" she shouted back at me.
I shook my head. "Alexis, you should NOT be wearing that!"
"Kathleen, leave me alone."
I tried to think of more to say to her. "Alexis... they are too tight and too short!"
Alexis finally looked me right in the eyes and said, "What about you? I see you wear pants just as tight!"
I was about to shout at her, "That's different!" but I stopped. Was it really? She was right, I did wear pants that were a bit tight...but I liked them. And...she liked those shorts. But that wasn't a reason. What messege was I sending? I know I wasn't comfortable with seeing my 10-year-old sister wearing extremely tight shorts...but what was God thinking when I wore those pants? Did he feel uncomfortable thinking that I had someone looking at me that way when I was only 13?
A lot of times we don't like hearing the truth...especially when it is coming from someone younger and is about someting we really like. I know I was silent after that night...I didn't speak much more to Alexis. But then I realized something. Maybe God was trying to talk to me too...about somethings I need to change in my life.
What about you? Are there somethings in your life that God might be talking to you about...maybe you are trying to ignore him, hoping he will go away. Maybe you know what he is saying but you are thinking, I'll get to it later.
Think about this and maybe pray a little to see what kinds of things you need to change in your life to make you a better person.
