We walk into any store...
Wal-Mart for example. What kind of swimsuits do you see? Almost all of them look like they should fit my childhood dolls. They barely cover anything! I mean, the colors to choose from are endless but they all look like a skimpy form of lingerie...unless you want one of the old lady onesies (you know exactly what I'm talking about). If I had a daughter, I wouldn't want to see her in any of them.
I got tired of trying to be cheap and searching at Wal-Mart so I ventured to the mall. I thought I would have more of a choice...boy was I wrong. I mean, yeah...the types of swimsuits were more diverse; however, none of them covered my desired pirate areas (we say pirate because my little cousin doesn't quite know how to say private). Unless I was willing to spend over $100 for a swimsuit, I was out of luck. I kind of just picked a few that I thought were the most appropriate and went with it...and here is my problem.
I had this jacked up concept that people knew my beliefs and knew my morals and standards so the chosen swimsuit I decided to wear wasn't going to change my story. What was I thinking? There is absolutely no way in heck I would walk out of my room in just my bra and underwear...so what makes this swimsuit any different? And then...God convicted me.
On a beautiful starry night I was sitting on the trampoline with one of my dude friends talking about God and how amazing He is. We talked for hours and then suddenly we arrived on the dreaded topic for most people...MODESTY. We talked about how it is such a struggle for girls to be modest and how we have the ability to bring a presence into a building (pool) just by the way we dress.
Our conversation continued with him saying this (Caitlyn version) "I could never be a lifeguard because girls run around half naked all the time and I would never want to give myself the opportunity to look at them in such a way that I may be cheating on my future wife." and then I was like..."oh snap".
I'm not sitting here judging any of you girls for wearing those bikinis and such...because I WAS one. I was that girl who chilled on the side of the pool in a skimpy little two piece...looking rather sketchy. Let's be real here for a sec! If we are going to a pool to swim...we want to actually SWIM and jump off the board! With these skimpified triangular cloths with strings attached tied around us...we can't even jump into the pool without the pad thingys getting all scrunched up or maybe even having an underwater flashing period...not to mention the dreaded wedgie.
What message are we sending to guys wearing such things? You might get attention from guys...but I guarantee you it won't be the right type of attention that you truly want. I have heard a male's point of view on this topic and I promise you one thing...the males who actually want a long-term, healthy, Godly relationship...want you to cover your body!
What do we do to solve this?
1. Spend the extra to get that cute swimsuit that covers your body appropriately. Cha Ching! $$$
2. Just wear an extra shirt or tank-top and shorts over your swimsuit to make sure you're not having a coming out party. YIKES!
3. If you wouldn't want to see your future daughter wearing the swimsuit you picked out...change!
4. If you wouldn't wear it in front of your pastor...don't wear it in front of your friends.
Be careful and make yourself presentable! You never know who is watching...modest is hottest!
