A Christian Woman Should Be

Hi guys, so today's post is a quite serious topic for me. Recently, I've seen way too many videos entitled 'Christian Women Should(n't) ..........'. The blank has been filled with various things, from Christian women shouldn't be seductive, to should always wear skirts, not trousers. I think it's about time someone put things straight, and told everyone what a Christian woman really should be.

A Christian woman can be young or old, black or white or Asian or Hispanic or any other race, straight or gay or bi or pan or asexual, tall or short or in between, blonde or brunette or redheaded or bald or have any colour hair she wants to.

Let's first tackle the issue of appearances, since that's what most people seem to be concerned with. As a teenage girl, I wear dresses and skirts a lot, because that's what I like to wear and feel comfortable in. Therefore, as a Christian teenage girl woman, I wear dresses and skirts to church a lot, too. Sure, the old people sometimes give me funny looks when my skirt is 'too short' or my top 'too low-cut', but those things by no means stop me from worshipping my God, which is what we're all at church to do. I'll be totally honest with y'all; Jesus does not care what you wear to church. He has a whole load of bigger things on His mind, trust me. Also, I'm 17 years old, so if you're a 60 year old man looking at my legs/chest/other body parts as sexual objects, I dare say you're the issue, not my clothing. Also, I feel a lot more confident wearing makeup (even to church), which seems to be looked down upon by a multitude of the more traditional Christians that I know. Again, Jesus doesn't care if I wear makeup or not! So why on earth should you?

Secondly, many people will tell you that a Christian woman must be 'beautiful but not seductive'. Pardon my French but what bollocks! If I want to be seductive, I damn well will (try to) be. If I don't want to be seductive, I damn well won't be! If I feel like I'm right with God, then unfortunately you have absolutely no say in what I do or what I wear, Mr. Judgey. If I feel unsure of whether what I'm doing is what God wants me to be doing, I'll pray about it and take it up with Him myself. And, if He has an issue with what I'm doing, I'm certain that He'll take it up with me, too. That's all parties that have a say in what I wear covered, so if you're not on the list of a) me and b) God, sorry but you should be worrying about your own walk with God and not mine.
(Check out Matthew 7:3-5 for more on being a hypocrite xxxxxxx)

I was going to dedicate a paragraph in retaliation to 'a Christian woman should never wear trousers, only skirts', but surely you see how ridiculous that sounds. I'm not even gonna bother stooping to that level crikey.

'Christian women shouldn't have a manly job'. There's no such thing as a 'manly' job. There are jobs whose staff are dominated by men, yes, but they are not at all therefore defined as 'manly' jobs. If a woman wants to be a housewife (Christian or not) she should be! If she wants to be a midwife or a seamstress or a cleaner or any other 'female' job, she should be! Equally, if she wants to be a lawyer or an engineer or a plumber or any other job formerly known as a 'manly' job, (guess what) she should be! Once again, this not only goes for Christian women, but all women. You should do whatever profession gives you the most enjoyment, and provides for you.

I've been told many, many times by people I know irl who aren't Christians that I'm 'not allowed' to do x or y or z because I'm a Christian, and that really angers me. Being a Christian does not limit me or what I can do, but what I want to do. I want to honour God, I want to make Him proud. And by all means, I can do whatever I darn well please. Please stop telling me how 'oppressed' I am, because I'm really not. I'm lucky enough to know a God who wants the best for me (and you, and everyone you or I or anybody else knows), and gives me an eternity of life, so does not aim to oppress me in the slightest.

In conclusion, a Christian woman should be right with God. That's it. That's all. Other than that, she should be whoever and whatever she pleases. And if you have an issue with that, take it up with God, not her.