This
article has been on my heart for some time, almost a year now. I am talking to myself in this one, not at
anyone so please remember that as you read it.
I was
getting ready for Bible study one Wednesday evening and had been doing stuff
around the house. Finally 5 minutes
before it was time to leave I decided it was time to change my clothes. I was changing my clothes and looked in the
mirror and said, “Oh, it’s good enough for Wednesday”. That thought has not left my mind. What am I thinking? It is good enough for
Wednesday!!! This is God I am going to
see (I know He is everywhere)! I also
know that God will take us as we are.
Sinners that we are, homeless, broken, pieces of shattered clay, we can
come to Him in any physical or mental state and He loves us, as long as we come
to Him. I know this!!
But don’t
you think God appreciates us putting some effort into how we present ourselves
to Him? I know it is not necessary, but
if we can get dressed up to go out, or dressed up to go to work, don’t you
think we can get dressed up to go worship and praise our Lord? It just seems like sometimes we don’t put any
effort into things anymore.
Remember
growing up with your “Sunday” clothes.
Mom would always say, don’t get your Sunday clothes dirty, or save that
dress for Sunday and special occasions.
Aren’t the ability and the pleasure that we have in worshiping our Father
in heaven a special occasion? It is to
me, and I want to start being that way more.
I want to start taking more time getting ready to worship my Father in
heaven. This would include being
physically and mentally ready to worship.
Going to worship with a song in my heart, the Lord on my mind, and extra
special attention given to what I put on my body.
God wants
our best and wants the best for us, so I’m going to try harder. Don’t expect to see me in one of the fancy
hats though, because I don’t look good in hats, wish I could, but just can’t
pull it off. :)
Praise God!!
