Blog: Breaking Mold

1 Timothy 2:9-10
"I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God."

I'm my profession, there are tons of standards. Ways to do things, places you should go, people you need to know. There is a certain way people think you should work at your career in racing to be able to make it to the Verizon IndyCar series, the Formula One series, NASCAR, and so on. Because many people have set in their own mind how to "make it", when people break that mold, it isn't highly sought after. What Im talking about isn't simply about people's thoughts on what series you should run to be seen in to make it to a higher level of racing, or in general how you should market yourself (actually some sponsors think this sets you apart from other drivers which is attractive), but what I mean is there is still a stigma in people's minds that they think you should fit into. The crazy thing is almost every person has a different idea of what the perfect "formula" to making it is. In other words, there is no perfect formula, but when you break the mold formed in a person's mind, they disagree with your tactics.

I came across a person on my feed that races cars, trying to make it to a higher level in racing, and they had some pretty immodest (in my opinion) photos. - Now, I'm not saying that this person didn't think they were being immodest, and I'm not poking at this persons judgment on what is modest and what isn't, but I want you to walk through my scenario with me because I have a point with it. - They had thousands of followers on social media. I talked to my husband about it later that night being pretty discouraged. Not because this person had more followers than I did, nor because I think this person was more successful than I, but because it broke my heart to see how this person, who would have the opportunity to impact many many people for Christ's kingdom, choose to spend their time impacting and influencing people to sell their bodies, rather than making a change for something bigger. I want to tell you that I don't personally know this person, for all I know, they could believe in The Lord Jesus Christ and think they are honoring Him in what they do, but let's assume my perspective was right for the example's sake - not judging the person, but looking at the scenario as just a scenario so that you can have a relatable example to connect with. My husband had a great point to my heart's ache. He told me that, yes, they may have more followers watching what they post, but it is probably much more likely that I am making a bigger impact on my followers. Meaning, this other person's followers might think their posts are cool, but I might be changing the lives of my followers for Christ. It's not about the numbers, it's about what you do to change the lives that YOU can.

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I was reading in my bible this morning and read across 1 Timothy 2:9-10. It expressed how we need to clothe ourself with good deeds and decency for this is appropriate for those who worship Christ. This example I gave you happens all too often. I see it as the "norm" in my career to do "whatever is necessary to make it to a higher level in life" at the cost of their self worth - a worth so substantial they were made by such an amazing creator. I want to just encourage all of you that might be trying to make a way for yourself in this world, whether career, social status, or creating your family's lifestyle, don't submit yourself to our world's standards, break the mold, take the path less walked, cloth yourself in ways that is honorable to Christ (in decency and good deeds, not with pearls and gold). Project your body like it's a temple of Christ. It may be hard, it might get discouraging, but take faith in what matters and help Christ change our world. ❤️