I no longer dress to kill! My identity and self-worth revolved around my looks and my body for most of my life. The more of my body shape I revealed, the better I seemed to feel about myself. I was held captive by the god of seduction and vanity until God opened my eyes and, through his word, transformed me. This spirit of seduction came with a life filled with perversion, lust, and a horrible life of promiscuity. I delighted in posting sexy and revealing pictures of myself online.

When I gave my life back to Jesus at age 41 after being backslidden for 10 years, he began to teach me about modesty and godly standards of beauty from his word. I am no longer enslaved by my body. I now dress modestly; I no longer wear pants, make-up, any jewelry, or artificial hair. The word of God condemns all these things.

When the Lord showed me that all these things were leading me to hell in June 2023, I got rid of all my clothes, perfume, nose ring, jewelry, and make-up. Before that, I had also shaved my dreadlocks, which were connected to a life of rebellion and sin. I had no dresses to wear, but I was obedient. I also had no job and no money, so I could not afford new clothes, but I chose to obey the Lord. I had to borrow about 3 dresses from my sister before I could buy new clothes. It was tough for a few months. I felt strange as I had been wearing only pants for years and when I wore dresses, they were extremely short, revealing, and seductive.

I was a slave to my body and vanity. I could not leave the house without applying eyeliner to my eyes. I used to look in the mirror almost every hour. I was very…[…]