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11.15.2009

Gospel Shoes

At church today, our pastor spoke about Phillip, a man written about in the book of Acts.  Each mention of Phillip throughout Acts reveals a story of his life as it progressed in following Jesus.  Phillip played many roles in the early church, initially being only a servant and carrier of money, later a missionary to surrounding lands, and finally, settled down in Samaria for 21 years, where he married and had 4 daughters.  No matter what his role in life (whatever "hat" he wore is usually the analogy, but today it was whatever "shoes" he wore), he proclaimed the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ when the oppurtunity arose.  So the question today was: What shoes are you wearing most often right now, and how can you be a proclaimer of good news in those shoes?  Well, here they are:
                 My Gospel Shoes



These are the shoes I wear to work every day.  They don't even fit, they are half an inch too long, and my heels slip out of them with each step - but they were the closest to my size I could find.  I wear these 11 hours a day as I treat patients and interact with my coworkers.  That's my role right now.  I'm a therapist, a wife, and a Tucsonan.  And somehow, I want to be used in those shoes for the glory of God.  I don't have much more of a plan than that, but neither did Phillip.  He was just ready.

3 comments:

  1. 1. We need to go shoe shopping so you have shoes that fit you, little lady.
    2. This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible and Jim did an amazing job highlighting some very good points.
    3. I admire your desire to be used by God everyday, while wearing shoes that are too big. :)

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  2. 1. I don't even know where to start. They're not so bad, though. I don't get blisters or anything. I just scrunch my toes a lot and cling to them.:)
    2. Good call.
    3. Thanks, and we'll see what happens!

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  3. 1. I will help you with that! Walking around clinging your toes to the insides of your shoes it not good. Once you get shoes that fit, you'll know exactly what I mean! :)
    2. Thank you.
    3. You're welcome. I'm sure great things will happen!

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