Since becoming a stay-at-home mum, I don’t buy a lot of clothes for myself anymore. But, this week, I ordered two dresses online… after much research.

I was careful to choose styles that I believed would suit me. I have always felt most comfortable in chiffon and floaty fabrics, so one of the dresses matched that description.

When my order arrived, I was excited. I tried my purchases on.

But, to my surprise, the chiffon number didn’t suit me. I didn’t feel comfortable and I knew I needed to change.

My husband said that the dress seemed very on-trend. Maybe I was struggling because I haven’t bought anything on-trend for a long, long time?

This reminds me of my thought life. I know that the lies that fly round in my head don’t fit. Dwelling on past regret or comparison does not suit me anymore.

I also find myself unable to dress in what the world defines as “on-trend.”

What I mean by that is: I can’t just replace comparison with a good bath, a good outfit haul or a good pep-talk. Those things aren’t bad but my spirit cries out for more.

Colossians 3:2 says:

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Colossians 3:2, NIV

So, what does suit me? What is it that I should swap those lies for?

I think I need to daily come to Jesus with these questions.

And that is what I am going to do – for the next 21 days.

Today, I am going to exchange that dress for a new outfit that is right for my new body shape.

Similarly, I am going to embark on a 21 day exchange – swapping old habits, old lies, old beliefs for new.

I will come to Jesus daily and swap one thing that no longer suits me, for one thing that He defines as a perfect fit.

Practically, that might look like swapping coffee for water one day, swapping comparison for contentment the next.

I want you to join me on this journey. I will be posting on this blog every day, for three weeks.

Throughout, I would love it if you could comment below and let me know if this is at all helpful for you.

Action Points:

• If the above resonates with you, post a comment below to let me know. I will be praying for you.