The Wedding Dress

So... Our wedding is two weeks away! It's crazy that we are finally here and it's really going to happen! :) :) I pulled out my wedding dress this evening. My excuse was that it shouldn't be kept in the bag for too long... I really just wanted to look at it again. But as I was looking at it, I thought "I don't deserve to wear this dress. Am I really ready for the responsibility of marriage? Will I be able to be the wife Adam needs me to be? Will I be able to honor Christ in that role?"

I remembered that there is another white dress I don't deserve to wear. God, in His loving grace, reminded me of my salvation. He reminded me how He saw my sin and chose to send His Son... so that I could wear a white dress of righteousness instead of my filthy rags. And just like my wedding dress is adorned with jewels, He has adorned me with jewels because He has made me like His Son. He has made me an heir to the throne. He has blessed me with a grand inheritance. I am overwhelmed again by this glorious thought.

I believe that, in God's grace and kindness, He has led Adam and I to the marriage altar. I also believe that He will equip us daily with just what we need to fulfill our vows in obedience to Him. No, I don't deserve to wear this dress (which makes me all the more grateful). I am only ready because Christ has made me ready. No, I am not able to be the wife Adam needs... But Christ will enable me and teach me. And I will seek always to live in His strength so that I can honor Him through my role as a wife.