What Are You Putting On?

I borrowed this from a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember post on Facebook.

We are told in Colossians 3:12-13 to “put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other.” My spouse’s weaknesses are not hindrances, but the doorway to spiritual growth. - Bill Elliff http://ow.ly/i/MaTr 

 ^{Ephesians 6:13- 17 tells us:  13} Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

As Christians, included with our normal daily attire, we should be clothing ourselves with each of the attributes described in Colossians 3 and Ephesians 6.  The articles/items in those two passages are even more critical than our physical clothing.  Without these items, we are truly
"exposing ourselves to the elements."