My Birthday Suit

If I knew now what I didn't know then, I would have taken better care of my birthday suit. The label should have read:  do not bleach, do not tumble dry, handle with care (this is not stain resistant).

Think of all the things we do to try to look and feel as young as possible--most dealing with what we wear, how we fix our hair, makeup. Think of all the things we do that hurry the aging process--poor eating and drinking habits, lack of rest, reacting to stressful situations in a negative way, too little exercise....

Aging is inevitable.
Generally, everything inside and outside of our physical self starts to collapse and fade away. We see it every morning (if we have the courage to look) as we discover the new wrinkle, the sagging of skin in various places, a loss of brightness in the eyes, the graying of hair, a sallowness of skin.

It's potentially depressing.
However, we were created in His image.
Let's care for ourselves knowing this and remembering that while our earthly bodies are diminishing, our spiritual selves are evolving into something new and glorious each day as long as we stay connected to our Creator King.

 Erich From wrote, "The whole of life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed we should be fully born when we die."

In spite of the fact that my birthday suit isn't what it used to be, I am prayerfully on my way to being "fully born" in Christ.

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see everything has become new!
   2 Corinthians 5: 16-17