God Bless You!

          We wouldn’t wear sandals on this frigid cold weather (New Yorkers could relate) right? The same way we wouldn’t wear snow boots if we were heading out to the beach… I ask all of us today: What kind of shoes are we wearing? And I am not referring to the physical shoes we wear on our feet; I am referring to our spiritual shoes…yes, each one of us have them. Are we wearing the shoes God designed for us or did we leave the ones God gave us in the closet? For some of us they may feel tight or maybe loose, maybe we don’t like the color, or the style, or the material or maybe they cause blisters or make us walk funny but, these will train us and sustain us through all the different journeys and all the different spiritual climates we will face. They will be the perfect fit for us to climb those mountains (obstacles); they will allow us to run straight into the victory line! God has a perfect plan for each one of us and he has equipped us with everything we need to fulfill each task he has entrusted us with. If we try doing things our way we will only make it harder for us but if we decide to walk in his path and with his “spiritual shoes” on, even if they don’t feel comfortable now, together with Jesus we will “break-them-in” and they will be our favorite pair. Let’s stop picking and choosing the parts from the Bible we like as if we were shoe shopping; as true Christians we cannot pick what we like, we need to follow EVERYTHING he asks of us…not because God wants to be mean and just give us orders but because only He knows what is best for us and he knows exactly what shoes we need for the road ahead.

 Pastor Laura Palacios

 Deuteronomy 29:5  “He led you through the desert for 40 years, and in all that time, your clothes and sandals did not wear out.”