Have you ever worn something and then seen a picture of yourself later and hated your outfit? I sure have. I felt that way about this outfit pictured here. This was one of our Code Orange Revival nights. When I saw this picture I hated the way I looked. I hated my hair, my shoes, my top, and especially these pants. The way the pants are pulling, yuck. Every time I have even thought about wearing these pants again, I remembered this outfit. And so the pants have hung in my closet, unworn, for the past year.
Fast forward one whole year. This year, at Elevation, we are doing Code Orange Underground (Code Orange Revival, relived 1 time a month over the whole year). Naturally, I wanted to wear something orange. When I saw these pants in my closet, I thought, “It is time to redeem them.” So I restyled the pants. First, I wore heals to make my legs look longer. Then I put on a long, flowy sweater to cover where the pants were pulling. And I cannot tell you how much better I felt in these pants.
My whole point in this is sometimes, it is not the pants (or the top or the shoes), it’s the pieces you put with it. So today I leave you with this charge… Give your pants a second chance :).
Monday Morning Commentary
Monday January 28, 2013 | Monday Morning CommentaryThis weekend we continued our series, The New Rules of Resolution. This series is incredible. It is practical and challenging. Based out of Colossians 2:6-7, each week we are hearing a truth that will help us change the way we change.
The first week the truth was: It’s not a project, it’s a process.
The second week we learned: It’s not about achieving, it’s about receiving.
The third week we learned: It’s not about trying, it’s about training.
This week we learned: It’s not a competition, it’s a calling.
My husband taught us that competition is the death of complacency and competition is captivity. Performance driven spirituality is toxic to your soul. It can keep you from being all you are meant to be in Christ.
Ephesians 4:1 says we are to live a life worthy of the calling we have received. The problem comes when I try to live a life worthy of the calling someone else has received. I can not judge myself against someone who has a different assignment from me.
My favorite line was based out of Colossians 2:9. When I live out of fullness in Christ, I no longer live up to something, I live out of someone, Jesus.
I took 4 pages of notes this weekend. It was one of those messages that I could not wait to hear a second and third time because I could not soak it all in the first time. We are learning how to change the way we change. It is so great. I hope you will listen to this series. You can listen to the message on the Elevation Network, or later today on our Podcast, or in our archive. Have a great Monday!