So: back to proof of discipline. Number three was:
3) My clothes fit better (or I need new ones)
Well....I can unequivocally say that I have had to buy some new clothes!! Getting in shape has been costly - hundreds of dollars spent on new dress slacks and shirts for work. But I LIKE the way the clothes feel and fit.
So how about spiritually? How do I relate 'clothes fitting' with spiritual matters and discipline? I'll know that I'm being disciplined in my walk with God when all those loose, baggy clothes, worn specifically to hide what I didn't want people to see, are replaced by clothes that show off the new me. These clothes are a joy-filled smile, not a plastered on one. A spirit of warmth lightly draped over my shoulders as opposed to a big heavy sweater that provided some false fuzzy feeling. Yep, there are new clothes. Woohoo!!
