What am I wearing Today?

For those that work with me or know me casually, this may come as a shock to you. I am a Christian Man. Sadly you should already know this. This past Sunday our church had a substitute pastor preach. He preached on Colossians 3:1-17 and he spoke in terms that for some reason really stuck a chord in me. He related Paul's message in Colossians about how we need to put away our anger, wrath, malice and slander, and to put to death sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry, and those things of earthly nature. Paul talks about how we must put off our old selfs and put on a new self that is in the image of God. Pastor Brian, put it into terms of not worrying about the labels on our clothes our worrying about how we look on the outside, but it being about how we look on the inside and how we present ourselves to each other. Pastor Brian challenged us to do something about our clothing this week, to not just wear clothes, but to change the clothing that might not be a good fit.

Its in this vein that causes me to pen this missive tonight. I need to change my clothing!! For those that know me, of late I have had quite a bit of anger and wrath that I have been wearing. I need to take that set of clothing and burn it. It does not do me any good or those around me. God calls us to put on clothing that is "holy and beloved, compassionate heart, kindness, humility, meekness, and patient". These are clothes that show the true meaning of Christ and embodies what a Christian should try to wear at all times. For whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

For it has been through Christ that I have tried to live my life. So now I need to be more Christlike in my actions and words. This is my challenge, and it is one that I am ready for in this point in my life.

So what are you wearing, and how do those clothes fit? Are you at a point where you feel that you should change them?

God in his infinite wisdom, taught me today through a co-worker. Ryan brought up a good point about trying to focus on the positive, and that is something that I have been struggling with and his comments hit this little chord in me that started ringing on Sunday, and now I feel that God wants me to keep this chord ringing and to let it be heard.