Shoes

15 June 2012       

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."

This morning our Coco our bulldog was with us in the prayer room, and she was playing with a running shoe left behind for her by Ligia. Now Ligia was with us as an intern and really is very special, and as Coco was playing with the shoe I really missed Ligia being with us for prayers this morning. Shoes may not always be what they seem to be, first they may tell a story of who you are, so ballet shoes tell us about the ballerina, running shoes tell us about the athlete, and boots may tell us about the work being done.

We all have shoes, and all our shoes are able to tell the story of who we are. I know one person that does not trust a person if when they come for an interview their shoes are dirty. Sometimes our shoes speak louder than we do. Yet we should not judge others, until we understand the journey of their shoes, and we cannot truly understand them unless we understand where they have been and the experience that they had on their journey. Usually we buy shoes that fit us, fit our feet and fit our personality, but when we buy shoes the wrong size and inappropriate our feet become sore and painful. In the same way in life when we fir into the wrong company with inappropriate behaviour we are also likely to end up with sore and painful lives.

Be encouraged today to think of the journey that your shoes have been with you.

 

David

 

Point to ponder: Our shoes tells where we have been.

Question to consider: Are your shoes always appropriate?