My New Red Jacket

 My New Red Jacket

“ Take of his filthy clothes. “ 

Grow where you planted , even when you are transplanted. 

One morning as I’m getting ready to work, I came across this old red jacket. Had been used, few stains here and there, but still looked good.  I put it on and left for work. 

As I’m sitting in my desk I notice the liner is coming apart and is showing.  I Did my best to hide it. would fix once I get home, I heard this whisper saying “. This is you Ivette”

I ignored it, I didn’t want to listen. A few months later I came across the same jacket again and I remember what I heard not too long ago.  This time I took the jacket and I asked how can this be? 

I held the jacket closed to my heart and ask The Lord to show me. 

Open it I heard. I had put that jacket through a lot. From  the Cleaners to the washer and then to the dryer.  Once I opened the jacket I got to see the inside of it. Yeah this jacket represented me. I was walking inside the church, trying to stay away, hiding in plain view.  Carrying inside all my hurt, my fears , insecurities, disappointments, my lost confidence.  God was calling me out but I had been left bare, alone and broken by my own brothers and sisters. I was hiding within the shadows. 

Inner healing was taking place deep inside of me. God was working with my soul. All I wanted to do was to remove the hurt and hide all traces of my pass.  God wanted to make me whole and to share all our load. New from the inside out. 

No more running away no more dragging my feeds. Time was now for healing to take place. I allowed it. I broke down in tears and asked for his guidance and help. 

The Red Jacket is a  constant reminder that I can’t hide who I am. And the new tears that shows now it’s because doesn’t fit anymore because God has transplanted me and I would grow again and I would bloom where He has planted me.

Zechariah 3:3-5