Inner work always produces outer results.

{Excerpt from Fashion Devotional found in December Faith + Fashion Box}

When I was growing up, we went to church every Sunday and I gladly went because it meant I got to put on my little high heels and feel like a big girl. It was a day of frilly dresses and lace. For Easter Sunday, my mom would help me pick out the perfect Easter hat to highlight my 9-year old curls. It was the fanciest day of the year and as a young fashionista in the making, I relished in Sunday mornings flaunting my pretty dress and heals. 

As I got older, those pretty dresses that were once adored became the subject of ridicule. How dare a Christian be so flamboyant and care so much about what you wear! What happened? Why was it suddenly wrong to wear frilly dresses and look my best? It made me feel good; why did it make everyone else feel bad? 

As we end our 6 principles with fashion, some of you may be wondering, “Why ARE we talking about fashion?”

I get it…I really do and it’s a question we get asked all the time because Faith and fashion are an unlikely pair.  But just as faith gives you the confidence in the truths presented in the Bible, fashion gives you confidence in the way you present yourself.  Fashion and faith are both powerful tools of reassurance and with these tools we can live up to our full potential.

In the next few pages you’ll hear women share fashion stories that have haunted and brought them delight. But each one have a common thread – fashion is really just a reflection of who we are created to be. 

Today, clothes are no longer just about what the latest trend is, but a reflection of who I am; who He created me to be. Just as I take care of my physical health because my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, I also take care of my outer self in the same way. My style evolved showcasing the very nature of His design - my personality, my likes and dislikes. My clothes tell a story of who I am.

These days, I still put on my Sunday best for church and love putting on the classic causal style during the week that defines my very personality and ignore those that just don’t get it. It’s not for them that I was created and whom I’m to please.

You see, the more I grew closer to God, the more I knew who I was. He showed me. And as a result of the inner work, there was an outer result. Not just in my clothes but also in my countenance, the way I spoke, the way I listened to people. The way I loved.

So I guess what I’m saying is, inner work always results in outer results in every area of your life simply because you know you are a daughter of the King and there is no higher honor.

Who are you representing today?

Xoxo,

Heather

"Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb. I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day."

Ps.139:13-16 (msg)

Heather Frierson

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