“I have become a sign to many…”

I wish wearing a headcovering would automatically make me a better person. This morning, I was pretty rotten in my attitude. I quite honestly acted in a very juvenile manor. This may in part be due to my sickness making me grumpy, but that excuse can only go so far, and the rest of the attitude is really due to me just not wanting to act the way I should.

In the morning, before I get ready for the day, I don’t wear a headcovering. And in the time (this time it was a rather short time) between me getting up and me having contact with my family members, I had a stupid, useless, and as I said, juvenile argument. I wasn’t wearing my headcovering, so I guess I felt I didn’t need to be as great of an example. I never thought that to myself, but I’m sure those thoughts seep into my subconscious. But after it was all over, and I had left the room to cool off, I came out, and I was wearing my headcovering. I not sure how much it had to do with the covering or not, but I noticed a difference in everyone, myself included. I was not so aggressive, and everyone else seemed to be more gentle towards me. I almost think that this had nothing to do with my headcovering, but I still feel that it is a good reminder. I think that I have heard other people say that others treat them differently when they wear different clothes or wear a headcovering, and I think that gives an excellent reason for doing it. It is our sign to the world that we are not the same as the rest of the world. And I’m not saying that people who don’t cover are any less Christian then those who cover, but I am saying that those who cover should never let it be the only difference in their lives. It should just be the outward sign. The moment I put on my headcovering and to the end of the day, I should be a champion for Christ, a person who runs to His strong refuge, a humble spirit and an eager worker.

Even if this morning may have been a fluke by the standards of this world, it wasn’t by the standards of the Land I’m going to! He meant it to show me that there will be times when people will see the headcovering, and think, “that’s a Christian”, and “so that’s what Jesus would have done!” It’s not up to me to say the actual moment when that thought will pass through their head will be. I should, therefore, always be ready to show the Good Way.

 

Shalom