New Clothes
I tend to wear very similar clothes every day. I cannot claim to have much 'dress sense'. Yet, believe it or not, before Pippa and I got married it was even worse. When I got married, my flared trousers, misshapen sweaters with holes, string vests, ties (inherited from an uncle) and dilapidated trousers had to go. I hate getting rid of things - especially clothes to which I am attached. They feel like old friends. But alas, the time had come to be re-clothed. As well as the outer clothing, our hearts and minds have an inner clothing. When you come into a relationship with God through Jesus, the old clothes have to go and you need a new set of clothes for your heart and mind. Proverbs 24:15-22 Control your heart and mind about other people Have you been wronged or hurt in some way by someone and then found out that they got into trouble? This passage warns us against thinking that they are getting what they deserve and rejoicing over their problems: ...