Covered

Cover..

"To put something such as a cloth or lid on top of or in front of something in order to protect or conceal"

I have found a new necessity... Hats. Actually, caps. I am more fond of baseball caps than hats. Women wear baseball caps more often than hats. I like that they are the norm. Hats are fancy... I am not fancy. Hats draw attention... I am not fond of attention. 

What's so funny about this little journey I am on is I have very little hair left. I actually forget I am bald at times, then I pass a mirror and I am startled by my reflection. No lie. I cover my head in public because I know it makes others uncomfortable and quite frankly.... I am uncomfortable with it. 

I have always had a love/hate relationship with my hair. It's not that great as far as hair goes. It looks like a side show when there is rain or humidity. When the air is dry it can be so on point if cut and styled right. There is some curl to it, but just enough to NOT do what I want it to!

On bad hair days I have said out loud, very emphatically, that I hate my hair. Well, God and chemo took care of that... I really don't have much to hate anymore! Ha!

So, I cover...conceal...but you can tell here is very little under that cap. It's not the best concealer, but it does give me great comfort. 

We use covers everyday to hide our ills. We try to find figure flattering clothes to hide our muffin tops or use colors to slim our backsides. We use makeup to cover scars and imperfections. We chose all sorts of accoutrements to flatter or hide.... Been doing it since the Garden. 

But the most precious covering we have is the covering offered to us by God. One of my favorite verses is Psalm 91:4

"He shall cover you with His feathers,

And under His wings you shall take refuge;

His truth shall be your shield and buckler."

I love it so much I claimed it for Anna Lauren when she was born. We are also covered by the precious blood of Christ. When God looks at us He sees His Son, when we are in Him.

The tricky thing about covering is we can use it to hide a multitude of sins or something else... Our spirit. When we suppress or cover our spirit and don't allow it to shine, we do our Savior a great disservice. God doesn't ask us to live in a pious repressed state. He wants us to live in a joyous grace-filled state! He wants others to know our joy comes from Him!

He also wants us to live in victory. He wants smiles and hugs and laughter and love. Peacefulness and joy abounding. He wants us to live righteously and above reproach, but at the same time, He offers forgiveness and healing when we fall!

HE HAS US COVERED, Y'ALL!!

Please don't let the enemy or even your interpretation of The Word and Law let you forget this or embrace it. Live life with joy and peace and grace. Don't be a Grumpy Gus and don't cover up your greatest gift....

Love!!

Monica