Clothe Yourselves with Humility...

Hi friends,

I wonder how much time each of us spends thinking about what to wear when we get up in the morning. There are often so many factors at play: am I working or resting? Do I need to look smart or sporty? Is there a dress code to consider? What do I have that is clean? The list goes on. I wonder whether we spend any time thinking about what spiritual clothing we are putting on?

In the letter of 1 Peter, the apostle gives some instructions to both leaders and those they lead, and those instructions are vital for us to hear. But he follows this with a word for everyone, no matter their position of authority: ALL of you are to clothe yourselves with humility. The thing about humility is that is doesn't come naturally to the vast majority of us. So therefore we need to be active in putting it on. Just like we take care (much of the time) to choose our physical clothing, we need to take the time and care to think about how we 'wear' humility in our daily lives. What does it mean to be clothed with humility at home, at church, in the workplace, driving the car, in the grocery store? It means honouring one another and treating others as more important than ourselves. It means laying down our rights and preferences for the sake of others. That kind of clothing can be uncomfortable at first. It might scratch a bit at our 'skin'. But the more we wear it, the more used to it we become, until it becomes our favourite outfit (at least that's what hoping - I'm nowhere near there yet!).

I used the new Spotted stamp set to create the background on this page, stamping with different colours after using gelatos to add colour to the page. The adorable animals are from Warm Winter Friends, coloured with alcohol markers, cut out and stuck on the page. I used a few different alphabet sets for the text: Bitty Minnie Alpha, Love ya Like a Sister Alpha, Lollipop Alpha, and Skinny Lowercase Alpha.

Let's choose to clothe ourselves with humility daily, and imitate our Saviour Jesus Christ, who was the perfect example of a life lived in humility.

Be blessed...

x Amy x