Clothe yourself…
As I read this morning I flipped to one of my old bookmarks in my Bible and began to read,
“… clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” (Colossians 3:12-14)
I found that this passage helped frame what the true Christian life is supposed to look like. Much like my last post, the thought ends in UNITY. What is God telling me? Is it that we as the body of Christ really need to be acting like the body of Christ. It wouldn’t makes sense if a horse barked so why wouldn’t The Church truly be and reflect the hands, feet and heart of Christ? Maybe this is only for me, but maybe this is for you too. It’s very easy to get our focus off center in this world but it’s good for us to allow the Word of God to shine it’s light in us and reveal the truth about ourselves and what we see around us. I for one fall very short when it comes to reflecting Gods compassion, kindness, humility, gentlenesss and for sure His patience. BUT, the fact that I fall short doesn’t mean that I have to embrace my failure and except it. I can and should die to my self and allow God to work in me and change me. Will it be fast? Will it be easy? Will it be comfortable? No, probably not, but in this case the end justifies the means.
I’m glad God picked me to be your wife. Love you.