What Are You Wearing? - Crosswalk Couples Devotional - July 12

No matter where we go, or who we'll see, God wants us to clothe ourselves as Jesus would.

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What Are You Wearing? By: Anne Peterson Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. - Colossians 3:12 We all get up each morning and take a few minutes to decide what we will wear and how we want to present ourselves to the world. And yet, we give less thought to the things God says we should put on. How do I know? Because I make this mistake so often. No matter where we go, or who we'll see, God wants us to clothe ourselves as Jesus would. Put on Gentleness If someone is acting coarsely with me, I'm tempted to act in the same way. Yet, in Proverbs 15:1, it tells us a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. It would be easy to justify reacting to someone, except God gives us clear instructions of how we're to treat our enemies, Luke 6:27-28. God tells us to love our enemies, to do good to those who hate us, and to pray for those who mistreat us. I remember one time I tried justifying my harsh response to my spouse. I actually told the Lord, My husband needs to pay for what he said. And God gently reminded me, someone already did. Jesus. Then the Holy Spirit gently reminded me of all the times I had been forgiven though I didn't deserve it. In Romans 5:8 it says God commended his love toward us in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. When we treat others harshly, we're not dressed in compassion, kindness, and humility. We're not being gentle and patient. But instead, we're wearing pride, acting entitled, and demanding. Put on Humility I know when I am wearing humility rather than pride. When I'm proud, I feel like I'm above my spouse. I remember one day when God illustrated this clearly to me. Driving home, I was listening to a Christian radio station when the speaker asked, "Do you ever get irritated with others? We're going to discuss this when we return." "Good," I thought. "People do irritate me! I can hardly wait to hear what he has to say."   CONTINUE READING →

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