Is it Worth the Price just to Look Cool?



Don't you just love people who call you a bad or boring person because you don't like to hide anything from your husband because you try and always be 100% honest with him and tell him everything even when you know he won't like it? I mean isn't that what we ask of them? To always tell us the truth and be honest? To earn our trust? You enjoy flirting with, drinking with, and dancing with guys who aren't your fiancé or husband- good for you- but don't come to me and expect me to lie for you or expect me to join you and lie to MY husband. I always tell people- if you don't want Dante to know don't tell me... I will keep a secret literally from the entire world- excluding my husband- because if I want him to be 100% honest and open with me at all times I have to give him the same respect back...
As a daughter of Christ, how does it look to a non-believer who knows I am married, yet sees me flirting with and dancing closely with men who are not my husband? Or dressing "sexy" when my husband is not even around and my body is supposed to be for his eyes only? Not the best image of Christ to display don't you think? And as a person, how does it look to others when they see me disrespecting my husband like that. If you wouldn't do it with him around- don't do it while he isn't around- I mean wouldn't you ask the same respect from him? Or is it ok for him to hit on and flirt with other girls just because you aren't around? When you are dedicating yourself to someone else for the rest of your life- your actions aren't just your own- everything you do and decide will affect your significant other... Just like when you dedicate your life to God, our actions now reflect on Him- good or bad- and if we are displaying an image that says sin is "ok"- what does that say about God to a non-believer or a young believer? Or even our brothers and sisters in Christ for that matter? If you walked up to a complete strange in your normal hang out, and said "I am a Christian" would their reaction be "I saw something different in you" or "Really? I never would have thought". Do your actions stand out- and scream "I AM A CHILD OF THE MOST HIGH GOD!" Or do they say "I am normal"... So sorry not sorry if I decline an invite frequently to go somewhere where I can be put in a position to display my love for God and my husband poorly. And I am not sorry if that makes me no fun to hang out- but I can't enjoy myself knowing that if what I am doing can hurt my husband or God's reputation... I am not perfect, I am not always the best wife and I know I am a sinner, and not always the best representation of Christ- but that doesn't mean I am not going to try and better that about myself. That doesn't excuse me to go out and put myself in compromising environments.

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