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Shoes & Bag: St. Agni. Shirt: Earrings: Vintage.

— With warmer weather quickly on the horizon, I wanted to have a candid convo about dressing modestly in a world of vanity, self-idolatry & body glorification.

Now let me be the first to say that I am by no means attempting to convict and/or condemn anyone of what they should or should’t be wearing; that’s the job of the Holy Spirit! However as a woman of God, I absolutely have a responsibility to live & showcase a lifestyle that points to the fact that I am indeed set apart from the ways, culture & in this particular case, looks & adornments of the world.

In an age that glorifies lips, hips & everything else in between, I can’t help but notice that I’m seeing more-and-more “Christian” content creators dressing like the girls who live for the likes of the world. Professing to be believers in their bios yet dressing like their primary goal is to be a stumbling block, and not just to men.

I’ll spare you from the overly-popularized Proverbs 31 reference but will conversely point to 1 Peter 3:3-4 and 1 Timothy 2:9-10, both speaking to the fact that our outwardly dressing & adornments are but one of the many (and quickest) ways we either profess a life of godliness or one of worldliness, both without having said a word.

Now let me be first to say that I can look back on a plethora of outfits that I’ve either worn (IRL) or created content around that today, grieve my spirit. Not because they were overly skin-bearing, clad or showy, but more-so because as I mature in Christ, I desire to live & showcase a life being led by the Holy Spirit. A life that highlights my love for fashion but most importantly, a love for His Word that distinctly instructs me how to live.

A life that if I stood before Christ wearing my earthly adornments, my understanding of His Word & I am to present myself wouldn’t be called into question.

Modesty is undoubtedly a personal journey that can only be attained by having an understanding of His Word & by being led & sometimes even convicted by the Holy Spirit.

I’ve wanted to talk about this for a while & have even thought about doing a video pointing out a few looks I’ve worn in the past that today, I wouldn’t. Let me know if that’s something you’d want to see!

xX, C.

Blazer: vintage. Earrings: Heaven Mahem. Leggings: Amazon.

For the last year-or-so, I felt the Holy Spirit both leading & convicting me to unfollow & unsubscribe from all content doesn’t feed & edify my spirit, particularly that of fashion.

Now I’d be lying if I said I immediately obeyed as I, like many of us, tried to justify who I continued to follow w/ the excuse of, “I love their style!” “They have great taste!” or, “They follow me too!” etc, etc, etc…

However, as the conviction got heavier alongside my now blatant disobedience, I eventually came to my wits, repented & thus, went on an all-out unfollowing spree.

As I continue in my walk & relationship w/ the Holy Spirit, one thing He’s emphatically teaching me is holiness: being set apart & sacred for God’s useful work. Not just pertaining to the way I live my regular, everyday life, but also in who or what I allow to have influence over me & more importantly, what spirits lie behind them or it.

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” Matthew 6:22-23

Now I won’t lie though! — I’ve had a slight inner battle unfollowing certain creators as again, I love their personal style & hearing their perspectives on fashion-focused topics. And to make it even harder, some of them regularly show love & support my content as well! But that aside, I’ve often found my spirit grieved hearing them speak and/or live in a way that blatantly opposes my beliefs. And because of that, I’ve unfollowed many of your favorite creators, favorite creators.

If this is something that you too have been lead to do & have found it challenging, let’s chat about it as I’m often reminded that I’m not alone in such things!

xX, Chanel