Have you ever thought about when you get dressed in the morning for your day ahead. You always feel better when you’ve just washed and styled your hair, taken a shower/bath and put on your makeup, jewelry and your clothes. I began wearing a casual necklace even when I am at home and style my hair as well. One day last week I felt so bad I didn’t get out of my pj’s. The next day I still felt bad, but I did something different. I got dressed. Even though I felt bad I, I knew at least I was up and dressed. It does go along way in your self esteem.
Imagine doing that same thing spiritually and emotionally each day. One of the scriptures I taught on many years was from the book of Galations and Colossians where we are told what to wear. In Ephesians we put on the armour of God and in Colossians Paul encourages us to put on the greatest thing which is love.
Here are the scriptures for your consideration: Try It, You’ll Like It!
Col 3:14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.
Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. For those of you want a further study – you will find the commentary quoted below: (Don’t let the length scare you.) lol
Col 3:12-17 – The apostle proceeds to exhort to mutual love and compassion: Put on therefore bowels of mercy, Col_3:12. We must not only put off anger and wrath (as Col_3:8), but we must put on compassion and kindness; not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only not do hurt to any, but do what good we can to all. I. The argument here used to enforce the exhortation is very affecting: Put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved. Observe, 1. Those who are holy are the elect of God; and those who are the elect of God, and holy, are beloved – beloved of God, and ought to be so of all men. 2. Those who are the elect of God, holy and beloved, ought to conduct themselves in every thing as becomes them, and so as not to lose the credit of their holiness, nor the comfort of their being chosen and beloved. It becomes those who are holy towards God to be lowly and loving towards all men. Observe, What we must put on in particular. (1.) Compassion towards the miserable: Bowels of mercy, the tenderest mercies. Those who owe so much to mercy ought to be merciful to all who are proper objects of mercy. Be you merciful, as your Father is merciful, Luk_6:36. (2.) Kindness towards our friends, and those who love us. A courteous disposition becomes the elect of God; for the design of the gospel is not only to soften the minds of men, but to sweeten them, and to promote friendship among men as well as reconciliation with God. (3.) Humbleness of mind, in submission to those above us, and condescension to those below us. There must not only be a humble demeanour, but a humble mind. Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, Mat_11:29. (4.) Meekness towards those who have provoked us, or been any way injurious to us. We must not be transported into any indecency by our resentment of indignities and neglects: but must prudently bridle our own anger, and patiently bear the anger of others. (5.) Long-suffering towards those who continue to provoke us. Charity (love) sufferers long, as well as is kind, 1Co_13:4. Many can bear a short provocation who are weary of bearing when it grows long. But we must suffer long both the injuries of men and the rebukes of divine Providence. If God is long-suffering to us, under all our provocations of him, we should exercise long-suffering to others in like cases.
