As I’m getting dressed this morning, I’m thinking of my work day. My job is simple as a retail merchandiser. I drive to 6 stores and restock, reorder and straighten. I’m on my feet all day so I put on tennis with good support. Because my job involves lifting heavy boxes, climbing ladders and crawling on my knees, I wear modest, loose-fitting clothing. Yesterday, being Sunday, I wore high heels and a more respectful, dress outfit. In the afternoon though, I took off those heels and slipped on my comfy slippers as I spent afternoon relaxing. Mid-week I’ll have a home cleaning day and I’ll put on some old clothes that I wouldn’t mind getting stained and dirty. Each day’s clothes chosen on purpose with a specific duty in mind.
I’ve not considered that my spiritual morning dressing to be more important. I mean I wouldn’t think of leaving my bedroom or home undressed! Why haven’t I focused on my walk with God as carefully as my walk with the world? My thinking has been 2 dimensional with me first, then the world second, and sometimes throwing God in, if I have time, right before I leave. I’ve been putting God on like a last minute accessory.
Wow. Cindy, I was dressing backwards. I thought I was doing well because years ago, had attended a women’s Bible study, and the guest speaker had talked of getting God on the phone first thing in the morning. Stay on the phone with Him all day. Don’t hang up until you fall asleep at night. I’ve been doing this for about 25 years, greeting my Father even before opening my eyes, thanking, praising and loving on Him. But then allowing the plans and worries of the upcoming day to take over the rest of my preparations.
A good start, but only a start. Just as I wouldn’t think of leaving home in just my panties, I need to change my priorities of my spiritual dressing. As a Christian woman, I absolutely need to put on all of God’s planned wardrobe for me. He had planned this day in my life before He even created the world. He knows what I’m going to face and what I’ll need.
Cindy, on purpose, for His purpose, I have to get dressed first thing with God. First item, start thinking with God, right away, (keep Him on the phone). Second item, meet with God through His Word, the Bible, getting His direction, counsel and assurance into my heart and mind.
If I’m too busy to get spiritually dressed with God, I’m too busy. Just like I wouldn’t dream of leaving my home undressed, I can not allow myself of leave spiritually undressed. I need to, on purpose, with His purpose in mind go on to His day planned for me.
Romans 13:14 “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”, Col. 3:12-17, Eph. 4:24; 6:11, Ps. 5:3, 55:17, 88:13, Matt. 6:33, Mark 1:35.
Hebrews 12:1 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.”
1 Corinthians 10:3 “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Cindy Kelly
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