Veils

Bridezillas, Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?, Say Yes To The Dress, Platinum Weddings, Rich Bride Poor Bride...I'm hooked! I watch them all and love them! My poor Kristina has been roped in as well and we love nothing more than sitting on the couch, covered up in blankets and watching one episode after another.

We discuss the dresses, the bridesmaids, the location, the wedding planners, the cake, the guests...just everything that we see. We talk about when Shane and I were married and what she would like for her wedding and we sigh out loud as we reminisce and dream.

But, one conversation that always is sure to get us laughing is when we talk about veils. Some of them are thick and full while others are simple and elegant. Some of them are poofy and yet others have extra long trains. The thick and full veils seem to always get me and Kristina going. "How do they see through all that tulle?" is our question. They look like bee charmers walking down the aisle. As the wedding ceremony concludes and the preacher says "You may kiss your bride" the groom begins to ramble through all that tulle and as he finally finds his bride's face he always seems shocked to finally see her face!

Alot of days I think we as Christians walk around with tons and tons of tulle over our faces. We hide ourselves instead of walking around with the freedom of the veil being torn off. We aren't sure how or what or why but we are hidden. Girlfriend we are free! That veil has been removed and in order for us to see the glory of the Lord we need to uncover our faces! I find myself hiding some days not because I don't want to see the glory of the Lord but I'm scared I won't reflect it for others. I am learning that as long as I seek Him then I cannot help but become like Him and my face will do nothing but glow with all His glory!

"So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT).