What to Wear...

1 Colossians 3:12-14 (NIV)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Everyday we have put on clothes according to what our day is going to be like. We dress for work, dress for school or for just hanging out with friends. All of us have different outfits for different occasions, and though it may seem like a small choice, it's a choice we make everyday. Here in God's word, He calls us to wear something that prepares for not just one day, but everyday in our lives. God wants us to cover ourselves with 7 things: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness and love. He wants us to reach out to others who are suffering with a gentle and kind spirit, just as He does for us when we are wounded in life. He also knows that pride ruins us deeply, and He calls us to humble ourselves before Him and the world that He may work through us to show the world His glory. He desires for us to be patient, to wait on His purpose and His timing instead of giving into our impatient impulses and living the way we want. And just as He forgave us by giving His live on the cross to cover over our sins, He wants us to forgive one another and live according to His grace. But above all these things that God wants us to clothe ourselves in, there is one critical piece of spiritual attire that we are called to wear: Love. God is love, and He knows that we need to submerge ourselves in Him in order to truly live at all. His love covers over all sins, and is the source of our lives. His love is what gives us breath and causes our hearts to beat. Once we cover ourselves with His love, we find life and a satisfaction we have never known. God knows that the world calls you to wear the riches of this world that soon turn to rags. He knows the emptiness that comes when you fill yourself with the world. And He so desires for you to be richly clothed in His love and His virtues, that you would be clean and pure and satisfied in your submission to the Lord because you are His beloved child that He crafted with His incredible love.

Talk to God about what you feel you are spiritually clothing yourself with, and how it's affecting your life. If you feel God leading you, commit to clothing yourself in Him and living by these virtues that He calls you to live by. Invite Him into your heart that you may be filled beyond measure with His amazing love. Rest in this moment knowing that you adorned in the love of the Father.

I pray that this word would guide you and give you joy throughout today. I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Madelynn