Dressed in Grace

The last few days I have been cleaning out rooms and closets around here. Throwing away and giving away. With three girls who all wear different sizes and have different taste, we have collected a lot of clothing over the years. Some of it I have kept; waiting to see if another sister can wear it or because the picture of them in the dress is etched in my heart. I just couldn't bring myself to put some of the dresses in the bag on the front porch that would be picked up and thrown into the truck.


As I pulled out the clothes that none of my girls can or will ever wear again, I pictured their sweet faces in each and every dress. I remembered the holiday or the special occasion or the event that they wore the dress to. I smiled at the ones that they all wore and how different they each looked in the same dress.


I have a flower girl dress that each of my girls have worn in different weddings. We have pictures of each of them in the dress. They look so different. Each one of their personalities changed the look of the dress. Each one beautiful in their own way but so different from the others. I can't bring myself to give that dress away.


As I looked at the dress, I was reminded that God sees each of us as unique. Even if we wear the same circumstances or the same blessings or the same pitfalls, He sees us as beautiful in our own way. Remember today that you are loved with a Love that sees you as unique. That sees your individual personality even if you feel like you are lost in the same outfit as everyone else. So live with the knowledge that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Seen as the apple of His eye.


When we feel like we have made the same mistake or decision that so many others have, we can feel like we are wearing the same "dress" of shame or condemnation. Or when we do something good along with everyone else, we feel like no one notices because we all have the same "dress" on. But the Dressmaker sees His creation as special and unique. The dress of Grace may be made with one pattern but when we wear it ourselves, we find out that it fits us perfectly!


He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of His eye... 
Deuteronomy 32:10

God, I see Your grace is enough 

I'm covered in Your love. 

Your grace is enough for me...

~Chris Tomlin