What’s In Your Wardrobe?

Okay. I’m going to be completely honest with you.

It’s nearly nine o’clock Friday night, and I’m sitting in my room, on my bed, wondering what I should write. Because guess what? I forgot to write a post on Thursday, and I wrote it down to do it today, but I completely forgot about that, too.

So I was sitting on my bed just a few moments before writing this, looking at my surroundings, thinking about Narnia books and such.

And so I’m going to write an article about that.

I don’t know how long ago I read this, but I remember it quite clearly. It said: ‘We are not afraid of the dark, we’re afraid of what’s in it.’

I took this to heart, as every reader should, and I began listing how it was helpful and translating it into different parts of life.

We’re not afraid of a long, faithful relationship; we’re afraid of the ending.

And we’re not afraid of the cross; we're afraid of what the cross stands for.

So many people will quickly brush off this saying; they’ll tell us that darkness is darkness, monsters are monsters, and some are afraid of both. Then they’ll go on to say some people aren’t—people who aren’t afraid of anything.

That’s not true.

Because everyone is afraid of something, whether it’s loss, or pain, or pride, or gain. And it doesn’t take a mathmatititon to figure out that

There’s always a little bit of darkness in everyone’s wardrobe. There are a few monsters and, a few insecurities and a few happinesses.

Think of your faith.

To keep a relationship with God takes work. It takes time. There will always be that lingering monster telling you to be scared of the ending, not to trust Him because you’ve never seen Him, never spoken to Him.

That one, particular monster is wrong, but that’s besides the point.

The point is that even the lightest parts are dark, and even the worst monsters are created by your mind.

You’re not afraid of the debt; you’re afraid of what it will do to your family.

You’re not afraid of the work; you’re afraid of losing your free time.

You’re not afraid of the fall; you’re afraid of the landing.

Take hold of what’s in your wardrobe. Seize it, trust God to do what’s right with it, and then give it to Him. God will gladly take all your darkness.

Stay Faithful,

Claudia.

P. S. And good night.