It's Just a Number on a Dress

We give Bibles wrapped in recycled prom dresses to the young ladies (and young men) who come into the Prom Closet.  As many of you know we gave away every single Bible we had. Last week, I sent out a Facebook message about needing Bibles to give to our Bible lady.

I have been praying and thinking about what we could do to find more Bibles and then Saturday guess who shows up?  Bible lady!!! Volunteer Kelley said something that stuck in my mind “Ask and you shall receive." How true! God is never late or early. His timing is always perfect!

One of our customers was at the mall and stopped at the kiosk to ask if Belk had any formal dresses on sale.  The attendant told her that she knows of a place that gives away Prom dresses and if she was in need she should check it out.

When she arrived, she explained that at first she wasn’t going to come because she didn’t know what to expect.   She said that by faith she came and was pleasantly surprised at how nice everyone was to her and her daughter.

Her daughter tried on several dresses and was beginning to get discouraged.  I noticed her staring at the size tags and getting more and more sad.  As they found the perfect dresses and were ready to check out, the number on the tag came up in our conversation and I knew that God giving us a golden opportunity.

I told her the number on that tag is not who you are.  It doesn't say anything about you.  That tag is just a number on a dress. Who you are comes from God. You were made in his image and He knows how precious you are.  He knows your name. 

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;" Jeremiah 1:5a

This season 137 dresses have found their person since we opened for the season and 46 dresses were given out this past Saturday alone!

Remember we are not that number.  That number doesn't say who we are. That number just tells us how many seeds God has to help grow. Our job is to plant.  His job is to give them life.

- Aileen