What has God called you to do with your cloak?

A couple of weeks ago, I was studying 1&2 Kings about Elisha and Elijah and their ministries, I love the symbolizm of the cloak. We were first introduced to the "cloak" in 1 Kings 19 when we saw the cloak on Elisha and how when Elijah asked him if he wanted to be a part of his ministry Elisha threw his cloak, (which then symbolized status, and wealth), around Elijah's shoulder's, meaning I am "all in", you can have everything of value to me because I want to follow you. In 2 Kings 2 Elijah was getting ready to ascend into heaven and he was ready to pass on his ministry or "cloak "to Elisha symbolizing that it was his turn to lead the charge. The cloak was used not only by both prophets to separate the body of water in 2 Kings 2:13-14 but also to show who was the prophet. It was God's way of showing the people around them that they believed and followed Him whole heartily. What does it look like for God to want us to throw our "cloak" around him and just be "all in?" How does that play out in our lives? How often has God given us the charge to hand over our "cloak" to be able to effectively serve Him with our whole hearts? What would your cloak look like? Anger, money, possessions, lust, laziness and the list goes on. I feel very challenged to daily check my heart and life for anything that would hinder me in my walk with my Savior. My passion with being a completer to my husband during this church planting season is that I would not only throw my "cloak" around his shoulders but that I would help him persevere to spur others on to believe in what God has laid on our hearts. I leave you with Elisha's charge, do you have it in YOU? "So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elisha went up to him and threw his cloak around him." 1 Kings 19