Cleaning out my Spiritual Closet...making room for Garments of Praise!! (Continuation from "The

You ever watch some of these makeover shows and wonder "Why would this person hold onto this garment (holey t-shirt, christmas sweater, heinous tie, butt-ugly blouse) when they are being offered an opportunity to wear designer clothes AT NO COST TO THEM!!! They always have the same "pathetic" excuse "But, someone gave that to me..." For some reason, because it was given to them by someone else they had a more difficult time letting it go...no matter how ugly the garment was, even though it didn't fit them, even though it was really designed for someone else's body shape, skin tone, lifestyle... So, right now i am spiritually cleaning out my closet and have found myself doing THE EXACT SAME THING!!! "I could never own a business, girls aren't good at math!" "I couldn't be meant for ministry, to preach, for leadership, that's for people with degrees" "I might as well just settle with the next guy that comes along, that's what all the other women in the family have done!" "There's no way i'll do a full music project, no one will stand by me to help me!" All these things that someone else gave to me... But according to Isaiah 61:1-3 the truth is... 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Time to replace this hand-me-down wardrobe for garments of praise....