I want to first of all start by saying thank you to all who left a comment on my last two blogs and the private messages I received about this topic as well.  I understand it is is hot topic to some, but I honestly don't understand the reasoning why.  I don't understand why people in HSB as well as in the world (however some of you ladies here are bolder than any person I have seen in public to tell me what I am wearing is sinful!) feel the need to put others down to make themselves look better.  My goodness, we all did this in elementary school, and maybe even in middle school, but most of us outgrew that stage in our life.  I love everyone!!!  Now some I must say grate my nerves for their Holier Than Thou attitudes and lifestyle but I still love them.  I don't have to LIKE someone to LOVE them.  LOL  (My mother in law taught me that.  She told me she liked me once and I said um, ok.  She went on to tell me she loved me because I was part of the family now after marrying her son.  But she truly genuine liked me as well.  LOL  What a compliment! LOL)

So the last post was not to tell you I wear a bikini (maa's mom made a comment about this), because even if I had a true size 6 body, I would choose NOT to show my body off in such a way.  I had a decent body in highschool (size 9 and curvy), but my mother would have never let me buy one, I have never wore one (I think I did when I was 3 and mom didn't know any better at the time), and I choose not to for spiritual reasons.  You see there is a difference between my spiritual reasons (God and I talk all the time and he gives me the answers I need.) and your Biblical reasons (because the book says so , do it.  But that was old testament and we were delivered from the law.) You wear skirts because it is GODLY????  Then I suppose in your sight I am ungodly.  But you know what???? I DON"T CARE what you think of me.  Don't you understand??? You are not the one I will be answering to when I hit the pearly gates.  You are not my judge or my God or my personal dresser.  Nothing you say about what I dress in, where I eat, what I eat, whether I homeschool my children or not means a thing to me, because you are merely human and yes all of us make mistakes.

As I said before and many agree with me, wearing skirts or not is a PERSONAL conviction.  Grinding your own wheat is a personal conviction.  Wearing homemade mensrual pads is a personal conviction.  Maa's mom asks why I even brought up the subject of pads and such.  Because I can??? LOL  I had never heard of such a thing (not being judgmental to those of you who do use them) until blogging here.  When I first came here I thought grinding your own wheat was going a little far.  Now I am wondering if I shouldn't do it myself. (personal conviction), but so far, I have not been lead my God to use fabric pads and excuse me but I take every precaution I can to keep the smell down.  Why would you even make such a comment that people who don't use them smell????  How judgmental!

No, I am not into taking you on for a debate Maa's Mom.  In fact as I said before I don't care what you think of my lifestyle and I have heard and seen all that the Bible has to say on these topics.  I would suggest some of you gals out there read what gokings posted today on just this subject and some of her notes she included.  Wow!  What a great post!!!

So, the question is, can a girl wear pants and be a woman of God?? YES  It is what is in her heart that God wants to see, not the blue jeans, mini skirts or bikinis.  I don't agree with girls who wear such shorty short clothing, but I am not one to tell them they shouldn't.  That is their conviction with the Lord.

Can a woman who braids her hair be a woman of God??? Yes.  Can a woman who cuts her hair be a Woman of God?  Yes! 

You see what I am trying to bring to your attention dear ladies is that we are not to look at someone's outter covering or their habits or attitude and determine whether they are Godly or not.  We are not to judge a book by its cover and honestly it is not any of our business to tell someone such things.

Our wedding was a small one to say the least.  We had money for a larger one, but decided to use that money to start out our life instead of putting on some big show.  The best man at our wedding is a mean looking guy named Dan.  Dan is an ex motorcyclist, druggie and used to drink and beat his women.  He wasn't  a nice or a clena cut guy by any means.  God changed him and he is the nicest teddy bear of a man now.  But his appearance didn't change that much.  He still wears only blue jeans and a motorcycle tshirt is dressing up for him.  He still wears motorcycle books and bears all kinds of tatooos.  Why wouldn't God change him into a clena cut man, without the whiskers and long hair, laser his tatoos and start wearing "normal" clothing you ask???  Because his old biker b uddies wouldn't have listened to a word he said.  He still witnesses to bikers when he has the opportunity and his story is an amazing one.  He is a deciple of God and a man of God, but he looks alot like the world.

Jesus looked like everyone else when he came to earth as well.  He wasn't clean shaven and in a suit.  You don't have to look like the hairgel crowd as my best friend Marcia calls them that go to church at my church to be a Christian and love God.  You don't have to change your hair, your cothing, or the food you eat.  You DO HAVE TO CHANAGE YOUR HEART!!!

So telling me what the BIble says about wearing dresses, etc. won't really help me Maa's mom, but that you for offering.  I am a woman of God whether you or the rest of the world think it or not.  I have a friendship with my God and he loves me just the way I am.  He loves me when I falter and turn away, when I rebel and when I come running back to him with open arms.

Please do not send your nasty personal messages to me about this post, and please do not send me Bible scripture backing you up on your personal beliefs of clothing.  My God loves the skirtless, and I still don't think he is going to meet me at the gates and say, Why my child?? Why did you grieve me so by WEARING JEANS!!!!!

This is my disclaimer.  I don't care if you wear dresses ladies.  Please do!  If God has convicted you to do so, you would be sinning to disobey Him.  My only concern are the ladies who think they are right and only they are right and the rest of us are wrong because we don't fall into their mold of what they believe a Christian should look like.  Thank goodness our heavenly Father isn't that way.  I am proud to be a Child of God. 

Can you imagine if God was like some of these Holier Than Thou ladies and men out there who think if you don't fall into their category of what a Christian looks like then you aren't one??? Or those who think by wearing a pair of jeans we are displeasing God?  How about those who don't believe in music in the church or who think clapping and raising your hands is a sin. 

I am not trying to start a debate.  I am not picking on any one person.  I am not mad at any one person or group of persons.  I am just as others have in the past, stating my thoughts on the subject.   We are all wonderfully different  and all of us were made by God.  We are special, no matter what you think.  The heart is the clue to salvation, not your long hair or long dresses.

And that's all I have to say about that! LOL

God's Blessings,

Amy Jo