Prodigal Magazine

It is about the Heart, not the Hemline.

There is a pastor on the West Coast who tells the tale of taking his wife clothes shopping. As the story goes, upon looking in their closet one day he came to the realization that all of his wife's outfits were older than their five children and stylistically challenged. Knowing that his wife would buy practical things for the home and special gifts for her children instead of purchasing anything new for herself, the man took it upon himself to set the stage for a material makeover. He decided his plan of attack would be taking his wife to dinner and then, after setting himself up on a chair in a clothing store fitting room, demanding that his lovely bride find all new clothes and spend lots and lots of money on herself buying them. Now at this point all the girls reading this are saying, "Wow, where do I find such a prince?" and all the guys are wondering, "What the heck is this dude doing? Do you know how many chicken wings he could have eaten with that cash!" Most people are probably in one of those two groups. But there is also a third group. This is the Don't-Spend-God's-Resources-on-Clothes group. Be honest, because I know you're out there. And what is ringing in your heads are the words of the Apostle Paul to his young apprentice Timothy. "...women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works." You're beside yourself that a so called "pastor" would so blatantly disregard the clear NT teaching and purchase costly attire for his wife. Am I right?

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