Monday night I had the most wonderful dinner with friends. We were talking about the seeming inevitable tension in our lives that is created by trying to live anxiety free, in a place of rest and at the same time walk in a place of spiritual authority, declaring the promises of God in faith while in the midst of struggle or need, all the while being a light to those around us. We all experience this. We are waiting for the financial break through or healing of our bodies or the house we need or job or mate or children…God tells us to be anxious for nothing and to pray with thanksgiving. He tells us His yoke is easy and His burden light and to enter into His rest. We know we have creative power in the words we speak. We know all of His promises are yes and amen. We also know we are to be light. And yet the tension often bubbles up as we wait. Shadows are cast over our faith.

I left my friends  having prayed that God would give us all revelation and an ability to crystalize for others what God was trying to teach us.  My friend is a gifted writer so I am expecting great things as God forms the answer in her. As for me I simply had the most interesting spiritual dream and though it was short I do believe God was giving me a clue.. I was talking in my dream to my mentor and asking why Catholic priests and nuns wear only black and white. Such an odd question…He told me to hurry and ask his friend, another man of God who is home with the Lord but was there with me in my dream. The moment I asked the question the Holy Spirit answered before anyone else had a chance to. What I heard was “my bride wears white and the diamonds on her dress reflect all my colors”. Then I woke up with  incredible joy. As His bride we are in white and we have jewels on. When we are in His presence diamonds reflect His light and give forth all the amazing colors of creation. Colors that bring joy and peace to all who see the reflected light.

Hold a diamond in the light to see how it sparkles. The way that diamonds reflect light is unique: Inside the stone, the diamond will sparkle gray and white (known as “brilliance”) while outside of the gem, it will reflect rainbow colors onto other surfaces (this dispersed light is known as “fire”).

When we are in His presence we experience the brilliance of His love and to others we reflect His abundant color or fire. Our joy in knowing who we are and how much He loves all of us. The reflected glory of God brings the warmth of yellow, the peace of blue, the life of green, the warmth of red…. God was reminding me that the foundation of my faith, that rock that keeps me steady while I wait is remembering who I am and how He has dressed me. How much I am loved and how much He longs to bless me. It takes all my personal fear away. This image keeps me anchored. I am His! His bride, dressed in white, clothed in His righteousness. Of course he wants to bless me!

Psalm 135:4

4 For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure.

Psalm 45:13 (AMPC)

13 The King’s daughter in the inner part [of the palace] is all glorious; her clothing is inwrought with gold.

Revelation 19:8 (AMPC)

8 She has been permitted to dress in fine (radiant) linen, dazzling and white—for the fine linen is (signifies, represents) the righteousness (the upright, just, and godly living, deeds, and conduct, and right standing with God) of the saints (God’s holy people).

Isaiah 61:10

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

As I meditate on the love of God for me personally it steadies me. As I consider how I am dressed and that simply by spending time with Him I am capable of showing others the brilliance of His reflected color changes my perspective on everything.

We are called the light of the world but we are also its color!

I think the Holy Spirit was simply reminding me of not only my place and privilege as His bride, a position that brings peace and confidence to me personally as I wait for all of His answers, but He was also showing me what He is calling me to reflect to the tired and needy, for whom colors may have seemed to fade. We are to display all the richness of His magnificent glory which always brings joy and hope . I was so excited by this picture that I was able to change my response constantly to almost everyone and everything on Tuesday and even on Wednesday when in the natural I was tired and oh yes, a bit grumpy.  I  remembered who and what I was suppose to reflect and did just the slightest attitude adjustment. Pictures are powerful…..