It does sometimes, but there is, I believe, a right to do it. A way to say “I am a sinner, and I need your help. I am fighting a difficult battle here and I want you on my side, not a part of what I have to fight again.”

And there is also a good place for the women to say “Men, let your actions match your words. If you say you want your sisters in Christ to dress modestly, but pay more attention to and spend more time talking with the girls who don't, you're undermining your own point and undermining God's work in our own identities as the image of God.”

A woman who dresses immodestly has major spiritual issues according to the book of Proverbs and 1 Timothy 2:9. She is in essence telling the world that she is for rent, at least for a few moments (if not longer), to any and all applicants. A man who looks on a woman to lust after her beauty has major spiritual issues as well (Matt. 5:28). Reminding women of God’s command to dress modestly and men not to lust, is simply trying to help people overcome some of the spiritual issues that the two genders face. After all, if woman would dress modestly then most men would not flirt with temptation as often, and visa-versa!

Hannah’s world is big. She has seen the impoverished of Asia and Latin America and knows that their hope is really the same as her’s, walking daily with the living God. She seeks to live her life so that it that makes a positive difference in other people’s lives. She also knows of the struggles that many face from spiritual generational challenges that can come to many of us.

She is never satisfied that she has received or learned enough from what God has for her and her life. She is like a tiger who seeks meat but never gets enough to be full and satisfied and so continues her hunting for more of what God has in store for her.

Perhaps you think I am painting a too perfect or rosy colored picture of who Hannah is? You may think so but I tell you truthfully, that all I have written is true.

Someday, when Hannah meets her husband, he is going to find that he is gotten on board a moving freight train and that the ride they are on together is going to be wild, sometimes difficult, but I can assuredly promise that it will never be boring or status quoe. God has big plans for her, and together, they will be even bigger. It is fun just watching Hannah live out her life – it is better than watching A rated chick flick!

According to 2 Chronicles 16:19: The eyes of the Lord move back and forth over the earth, the He might find the one whose heart is completely His, that He might fully support him,

Hannah is the just the person. He can fully support her in her life choices.

Go Hannah! We are cheering you on!

Some people don’t care much about their appearance and are genuinely great people. In a lot of cases, these people (while still being genuinely great people) have an emotional hang-up somewhere. Sandy knows she’ll never be a super model, so why should she even bother trying to look nice? Jon was never very good at talking to girls, so he gave up on dressing nicely. Carol’s father told her she was ugly when she was little. Rob’s sister made fun of his hairdo. Sue thinks if she wears makeup, guys won’t respect her as a person.

I think we have a natural desire to look nice, even if we don’t have anyone to impress. As a guy, I see a clean, ironed shirt and some product in my hair as taking care of my ‘temple.’

I’m not a big fan of telling girls to dress modestly. In a lot of cases, it amounts to guys blaming their issues on someone else. That said, I think appearance can be a red flag in the other direction too. Someone who is obviously “trying too hard” probably has some issues. But I think it’s less about what you wear and more about how you wear it.

So to sum up, physical beauty is sort of a sneak peek at soul beauty.