witches of the west, UNITE!!

i've always tried to be set apart & not be swayed by others or pulled into immodesty. (if that's a word) but i recently reevaluated what i wear & how modest my wardrobe really is & i realized that i have been completely failing. i was easily swayed because i kept reminding myself that "i am covering up more than most girls do," & "the godly girl i respect wear's this so i can too." but these are all just excuses i made to allow certain items into my wardrobe.

before we go further i do want to make one thing clear: I DO NOT DRESS TO IMPRESS MEN. i know a lot of people, including my father, think that women's one goal is to attract men with their physical appearance so that they can enchant the men into coming back to their lair to perform the sacred dance ritual of the witches from the west. but what i need to make clear is that women dress to impress women. i guarantee you that 99% of women, if being honest, would agree with that statement.

i've been extremely convicted lately on this topic because i'm honestly scared of men. i hear all of these college rape stories & i try to think how any guy could ever do that to a girl. but if i'm honest, i do think we women should take part of the blame. before we jump to conclusions, i do want to say that i would never give any man an excuse for rape. thats insane. & i don't believe that women are intentionally asking for it by the way they act & dress. i'm just saying, being a guy is hard. i passed 8 billboards today with women in lingerie (yes, i counted). the Lord only knows how many ads with 1/2 dressed women popped up on my twitter or Facebook today. i have personally come to a point where i don't even notice it. my mind immediately skips over the 1/2 dressed women because it doesn't affect me. but for men, it's a constant battle they have to face every day. God made men with these desires & i want to do everything i can to make this battle less difficult for them.

i went through my closet & just purged a lot of my clothing. a few select items would be:

-low cut tops

-bikinis

-short dresses/skirts

-backless dresses/shirts (because we know how men like the spine)

-anything super tight

i still wear leggings as long as i'm wearing a long shirt or dress & it covers by bottom. i still wear some dresses that are somewhat short but i've learned that adding a cute slip underneath to make them a few inches longer does wonders.

it's definitely easier just to wear whatever is trending or comfortable but while i'm doing this, i'm thinking of my future husband & how i pray that other women are taking the same initiative around him right now.

i would also like to just randomly say that i am cracking up on the inside because everything i am learning now are things that my father has tried to teach me for years & as i get older & wiser, i agree with everything he has said. so shoutout to THEMAN!!

-priscilla