Color Spectrum

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By: Monique Smith

Hey y’all this came to me on the way to church this morning. Background: I was thinking about how EASY it is to become comfortable in doing things for Christ and start comparing our lives to others. Many times, we compare ourselves to people who are doing worst than ourselves, to ease our guilty conscious. For example, if we are saved and curse, we may compare ourself to someone who curses more. Or if we're saved and dont read our Word everyday or talk to God, we compare ourselves with people who NEVER read the word and we feel better about ourselves. (I did this just last week, smh) But we are doing our souls a disservice when we do this. So here goes.

God is white. The world is black.

When we come to Christ and repent of our sins, we then become white as snow. God cleans us and washes away all of our filth. When we start to sin and dibble and dabble into things of the world, we begin absorbing the colors of those things we interact with. We turn a little green from envying things, a little red from sinning in our anger, a little gray with gossip, etc. Let’s think naturally for a minute. Take some fresh white 1’s (Airforces). If you rock them mugs with some crisp new blue jeans in about 2 days top, your white shoes will have a slight blue tint. (Looks good for a minute, but is it really worth the trouble you’ll have to go through to get it back white again….whoo! Now that goes along with the spiritual side of things too. Se’lah (think about it).

So after awhile, you take a look at yourself and you see all the different color splotches on you. Instead of instantly turning to the Father and asking to be made clean and white again, we look at our “neighbor” and see what colors they have. And what’s even worse, we’ll look at people who we know are living in sin and enjoying it, and compare our “saved” selves with them. If those people are "black", then ANY color that you have on you, that isn’t black, will be a step closer to "white". EX: You are a purplish red. You see you’re not black, and you take pride in that. But wait, The Father is pure white. News flash, purple is NOT the new white. Green is not the new white. White is the new white. It always has been and always will be. God is the perfect, pure standard.

So Mo, how to I get back white? Repent of your ways, especially if you know the things that are ruining you. Then ask God to Psalm 51:10 you. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” All you have to do is ask. He will do it. But you MUST be sincere and willing to change.

Prayer: Hey Daddy! I love you! I need your help again! God, when I notice that I have gotten slack or when I feel that I don’t want to strive harder or I notice “different colors” on me, let me instantly turn to you to be made pure again. Help me to stop comparing myself to this world and its sinful nature. Allow me to compare myself to you, the ultimate standard. Help me evolve more and more into you and your character traits. I ask these things in Jesus name. I love you bunches! Amen.