I tried on my old life and to my surprise it was still my size. When I first put it on, it felt a tad uncomfortable like I was sneaking it on but within time I grew accustomed to it. I twirled in it and remembered just how much I loved the hemming. I danced in it and remembered how adjustable the fabric is to my movement. But then I woke up in it, and realized I was suffocating. I longed for the quality and breathing space I now knew from my new garment. The old garment was poorly constructed and the cheap fabric became itchy; when I finally got it off I had a rash. I desperately searched for my new garments but I seemed to misplace them, in my panic I constructed something to wear that was neither old nor new. It was bland and gave me no life. I pleaded with my seamstress to make me another new garment from the quality and expensive fabrics, something of royalty material. My seamstress forgave me for misplacing my other dress and created me another one, even more beautiful than the last. I made up my mind to never lay it aside again, I will cherish it for all my days.

The metaphor above is the only way I can describe the last seven days of my life.

I have set my mind on the Lord. I had created a hedge of protection around my mind and once it was firmly in place, I believed I could go out “into the world” and stay in tact. Beforehand contact and connection with me was very limited as I had no social media profiles and was fairly withdrawn. Others, in their naivety, thought my ways to be extreme or unnecessary but if this week taught me anything it is how important that barrier was. Our mind is the one thing we can control but many in society find themselves out of control particularly in that area. I believe one reason for that is the lack of gates around our minds. Many establishments have rules and restrictions for access, do we? I removed the barrier and realized just how many thoughts and ideologies were waiting to bombard me; and not all of these were evil, bad or malicious but simply a distraction. Even the music we listen to will embed itself in our minds and plant thoughts in our hearts, why not have something worthwhile reverberate inside of you? The switch of listening to basically only music that glorifies God gave me my first taste for His goodness. I found the lyrics to be my weapon against anger flare ups, annoyances and kept my focus on what’s important. A message by Toure Roberts analyzed the famous passage when Jesus commanded us to take no thought for our lives and broke it down to taking no alternative thoughts. The Bible tells us what is to become of us if we stay the course and the Lord Himself will speak life and reveal who we are to become. So by taking no alternative thoughts we can remain in sync with the Lord has spoken. 

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Matthew 6:25 KJV

This week I will be reinstating and evaluating the qualifications to have access to my mind and therefore attention. My goal is to cultivate a universe that is mindful of God at all times. He has called me to be in obedience to Him and I want that as well; I have no peace when He is not with me, my joy seems to dissipate. We have to empty our likes, cares, passions, attitudes, everything that we are so God can sanctify us and fill us with all that He is. 

This message was highly inspired by a sermon by Keion Henderson which you have find here. Below is my theme song of the week which I will be using in my own worship. Be blessed and stay steadfast!

Xo,

God’s Glamour Girl