I am sure you know most women have a shoe fetish. It doesn’t matter how many pairs we have there is always need for one more. I have quite a few myself. I love shoes that are unique and have them in almost every shade. I have a pair-maybe two or three-to specifically match every outfit. Sometimes I have found a shoe that I loved and had nothing to wear with it and bought it anyway; then searched for the outfit. I may have had them for months; and while searching for something else, found the outfit. Anyway, this leads me to a personal incident that I will never forget. Most often I get compliments on the shoes I wear, asked my shoe size and do I have any they can take off of my hands. On one occasion, there was a friend that had been watching me and my shoes. She pulled me over to the side and asked did I want to “sow a seed” (smile). You churchgoers know what this means, she wanted to know did I have any shoes to give her. I told her I did and jokingly said, “Are you sure you want a pair of my shoes. They may be too big for you.” Now I wasn’t referring to my shoe size as she wore the same size I did. I was referring to the experiences of life that led to my status in life today.
Did you know that you are on display? There are many that watch your life, see the blessings and desire what you have. You may have little in your eye, but in the eyes of others you have much. This desire to possess similar or the same things sometimes drive them to ask questions on how you accomplished what you accomplished. As a matter of fact, there may be some that don’t ask questions but try to duplicate what you have accomplished in a different way. All they see is NOW and are unfamiliar with THEN. They don’t know the many years of struggle where you wore the same pair of shoes until there were holes in the bottoms, the same suit everyday and changed the blouse or shirt or ate Ramen noodles for lack of food. Viewing your relationship may bring comments of how you have an awesome, sweet, kind and generous mate. However, they don’t know all the times you cried, prayed and nearly put an end to the marriage because of infidelities, inconsistencies and miscommunication. Commenting on how you must be proud of your son and how he’s grown into a fine young man, they don’t know he was once addicted to drugs and you spent many sleepless nights worried searching for him. Admiring your new car, they don’t know for years you had to use public transportation or spent thousands of dollars on repairs for a car on its last leg. Finally, they may wonder why you are always receiving gifts from others, they don’t know that you gave (sometimes your last) to assist others. I'm justing saying (IJS), they only see the present results.
Now back to my story, I gave this friend a pair of shoes. True enough, she could wear them but the events that took place after were just as shocking to me as they were to her. Immediately, she began to experience the same things that had transpired in my life. She called me to apprise me of what was taking place and asked could she return the shoes. She loved them but said they were too big for her to fill. Be careful what you ask for. You just may get it.
It is a privilege to be chosen to lead, inspire and motivate people with our lives. In the event of inquiries, encourage those that inquire to be the best THEM they can be. Their route and mode of operation may not be the same as yours but is significant. Every individual design is significant to God. He knows what we can or can’t endure and has a plan specifically designed for each of us.
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