Romans 13:14 ...clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

Each day I feel that I am realizing (more and more vividly) how far I have yet to go! And how often I put on masks to make myself look better than I am. Putting sin to death in our lives needs to begin with our thoughts. We need to guard our patterns of thought (...do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature). Guarding our thought life, however, is only one side of the coin. We must also actively clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus. Just as I put clothes on in the morning, so too must I be actively placing my mind and spirit under the covering and control of my Lord.