Makeover: Whats in Your Closet?

^{How you dress on the outside oftentimes depicts how you feel on the inside.  These clothes became a metaphor of what I wanted my future to look like. I did not want to wear anything that was ill fitting in my past. . So I began to look deeper. What is your closet?}

^{♥A couple of bridesmaids dresses:...lol...Don't judge me. Why did I still have these dresses? Where was I going to where them next? Is it the idea of me being a single woman and participating in a wedding? Maybe that was what I was holding on to, but in the interim these dresses (oh, and bouquets), have no purpose. So in your closet are you holding onto some things, memories or people that have no purpose? Get rid of it.}

<sup>♥Broken shoes: I figure I can fix them, but I haven't gotten around to it or I can replace them for a better pair of shoes which I have many times. Coincidentally, it’s something about these shoes.  In many cases if I do pay to replace these shoes, the cost will be more than the original shoe cost that I don't want to pay. If I try to walk in them I would cause more injury, but at one time I loved theses shoes so much. What do I do?  Some things have a shelf life and will never be fixed. Its best to let them go, yes them. They are no longer useful in your "walk".

♥Clothes that are out of season: Last season I was able to wear sundresses but its winter in Chicago, if I try to adorn a sundress I would look completely ridiculous and the dress would not be functional. Maybe in the last season you needed the friendship because you were in a season of winter but when it got hot (or you began to go through the fire) you had to peel some layers off, it would be too much for your journey and you would overheat and become dehydrated. Some friends can be seasonal, maybe this is not there season maybe they are better suited for spring or fall. Sort them appropriately so that YOU know their season

♥Old purses: Some of which I don't carry and some which are out of date. I'm still trying to figure this out. When I look at my closet they look good there but its nothing in them. I honestly believe that they have not retained their value. There is nothing that I can give or receive from them, but once again they look good on the shelf. You may find that you have things in your life like this that you accumulated with no value taking up space. You cannot get the ones you want or need because something is in its space. This and empty bag, dead weight and the bible says lay aside every weight.

♥The too small or too big jeans... These jeans to me are self-doubt and fear. Don't get me wrong, having a safety net is good but when it leads you back to old habits and prevents you from going forward it is not a good route to take. What if you didn't have a pair of jeans to fall back on?  You would definitely make a way to change your bad habits to good habits.  Fear stops you from moving forward and leads you to a dead end or Egypt.   I want to encourage you today to clean out your closet, take out what doesn't belong there. Get rid of anything the can and will injure you, doesn't fit you, what serves no purpose, what will hinder you and what would cause fear in you. Come into the new year with a made up mind, a new purpose, a new focus and clean out your closet!!!!♥♥♥♥♥</sup>