Wednesday’s Word

His garments are name brands worth wearing; bought with a high price© ~Kim-Evinda

​She sat in her quiet time, reflecting on what she had just read. A question surfaced that made her stop, forced her to reflect on a bit deeper level. She didn’t want this time with Abba to just feel good, or to just check it off her to-do list. No, she wanted to hear Him, draw nearer to Him.
 
Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Today’s blog guides us into a deeper dive of reflection, revealing why we want to draw nearer to Him. 

​She didn’t have long to wait for truth to make its way to the surface of her soul. His Love Letters had a way of doing that, bringing truth out of the dark crevices of her inner being. They never failed to shine light and give hope, which ultimately brought change. This morning was no different and she was so thankful that she could still hear His voice, feel His Spirit pull her closer.
 
She re-read Psalm 30:11 You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy; you have turned my morning into dancing…
 
She wasn’t one that spent a whole lot of time thinking about what to wear, and she definitely wasn’t one that looked for name brands, but the words “taken off my sackcloth” beckoned her to think about spiritual clothes.  What exactly is my sackcloth? A quick look backwards, especially over the last three plus years revealed the garments of oppression, rejection, and abandonment. At times this sackcloth was wrapped around her so tight, she thought she’d never be free of it.
 
And clothed me with joy…begged the question: In what ways have You done this, Abba.?
 
The answer was fast coming as a result of truly experiencing this and she couldn’t write fast enough:
 
“You have taken my root of rejection and abandonment and replaced it with adoption, acceptance, and absolute trustworthy love like I have never experienced before, giving me the ability to still love. You have given me a different kind of confidence, one that comes from experiencing with my inner being that You are with me, ahead of me, behind me and beside me. You have opened up my eyes to the huge amount of love and support of friends, especially those closest to me, helping me to allow and acknowledge their care and acceptance. You have grown me in Your grace, refining me in ways I never saw a need. Because of You, oh, Abba, I like who I am becoming, molded, and shaped in the image of You, and while I don’t see the redemption of the betrayal  in ways that I had imagined, You truly have given me other things to dance about, reasons to trade that sackcloth wrapped in betrayal and dance with joy in this life while waiting for you to take me to the next.
 
Isn’t that His way, the economy of Jesus. His economics are always with a higher return and His garments are of the best fashion.
 
Friend, what spiritual sackcloth do you need to trade for the garment of true joy? He’s ready to re-dress you.
 
Love,
Kim-Evinda
 
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