I don't have a Christian family, my friends aren't believers, and I am church hunting so I end up with all these questions in my head about all sorts of things. It is starting to stress me out a bit ( I am a worrier!!) as I don't know if these are important things or if they just feel bigger because I am focussing on them.
I have tried praying (I don't feel any clear guidance) and reading the Bible (can't seem to apply it to modern life on this) so am struggling.
- Is wearing a cross important?
I don't but I don't really wear jewellery but I remember some stories in the papers about people fighting for the right to wear them at work.
- Is having long hair and not wearing trousers relevant to women nowadays?
(And isn't long hair a woman's pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. Corinthians 11:15)
(Do not let your adorning be external?the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear? but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. 1 Peter 3: 3-4)
- Are there rules on makeup and things like that?
I like messing about with my hair and trying out makeup but I worry about what impression it gives. I don't want to look like a scruff OR to focus too much on how I look.
(Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire. 1 Timothy 2:9)
I don't know what denomination I am either - not sure if that is important! I just don't seem to be getting any closer to having answers. I am just driving myself crazy!