By Jenny Zhao, InterHigh Mentor, Junior @ UC Berkeley

Riding off of Dan’s recent article, I wanted to pose the question of: what does it look like to honor God with your clothing? Like Dan mentioned, I think we have to think critically about what the things on our clothing says, but for girls, another aspect is that of dressing modestly. I have many peers that have been convicted in this aspect of our Christian lives because they realized they needed to honor the people around them through dressing in a way that doesn’t stumble others. The Bible says “that 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” (1 Timothy 2:9-10) and that whatever we do, (including how we dress) we should seek to glorify God (1 Corinthians 3:10). For some of my peers, in practice that meant throwing away some clothes that they realized were immodest or wearing layers under clothing that was too short (we love layers!). If you’re wondering what may be considered immodest, you could try asking your leaders or checking out the “Modesty Survey” that Alex & Brett Harris of The Rebelution Blog created: http://www.therebelution.com/modestysurvey/.

In addition to being more discerning about our clothing, this year my peers have worked together on a creative project designing t-shirts that stimulate spiritual conversation. Several of them have contributed designs to our project, titled 2:22 Apparel (after 2 Timothy 2:22) and we hope to have the favorites printed within this coming year. (Check them out for yourself at .) We think that trying to honor God with our clothing can be an exciting and fun thing too!

I encourage all of you to join us in being mindful of what you wear, recognizing that discernment in this area really does honor yourself, others, and God.