March 19

March 19

Matthew 6:25-34

Jesus asks us in this passage why we are anxious about clothing. He points out that God has done a great job clothing the lilies of the field and they don’t worry about clothes at all. The fashion industry exists because you and I are anxious about our clothing. Think about it, we do not just wear clothing to cover us and to be durable. We have come to believe that we also need to be in style. Style changes rapidly so you and I will stay anxious and keep buying things we do not need. What if we simplified our wardrobe as a spiritual issue? What if we worried less about what we wore? I love wearing cute clothes. I just do not want my clothes to complicate my life so that I have less room for God.

God, are you inviting me to simplify my clothing? Amen.

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On 3/19/02013 4:46 PM, Kristine Hall said... I have heard the call of "simplify" for a long time, but the thought of the time it will take to do it is overwhelming! If my life "stuff" is leaving less time for God now, clearing it out certainly will do so in the short term. (and I'm not sure how short the term will be -- there is a lot of stuff here.) Baby steps, I know.

On 3/19/02013 9:35 PM, Pat said... I once read about a designer who simplified her wardrobe by only wearing black as her basic color and then add a scarf, blouse, jewelry. Supposedly she didn't have too many clothes and wasted no time on deciding on what to wear. I don't think this was a spiritual issue but rather a time issue!

I am working on simplifying my wardrobe, along with many other "things" in my house and garage as a spiritual issue. The trunk of my car if filled with clothes to go to our church's thrift shop! At least I have started!

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