Fitted With Allowance

"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony."

Col 3:12-14

There are two parameters by which we judge a good tailor

1. The ability to sew to size

2. The ability to make allowance in our clothes so that any eventualities can be managed.

Sewing to size

Let's paint a picture in our minds! We are tailors but we don't sew clothes, we sew virtues of tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and Love. Imagine you sew for other people and you always sew your size no matter how big or small they are, I bet your clothes aren't going to fit a lot of people! After a while, people don't just come to you to receive their fabric anymore. That's what happens when we are always consumed with ourselves, anytime we relate to people. I Understand that there might be unexpected hitches in us relating with people even when we fit them with our fabrics and that brings us to the second parameter for a great tailor.

Making Allowances

Sometimes we get the measurement right for others but some hitches develop along the way that we did not expect before. We never know people completely no matter how long we might have been with them, that is why it is never a wise decision to box people because naturally we are dynamic in nature and must be given room to grow. Unexpected behavior or Negative turn of events can come on us suddenly from and through those that we have so diligently sewn fitted fabrics for. That's where making for allowances come in. It might take extra work to loosen the fittings to create new ones but it brings great joy to know that others won't outgrow our virtues and that the fabrics won't be torn easily because there is an allowance for mistakes.

Always remember that people come in various sizes and shapes so sew virtues to fit them and also make allowances.