Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Did you thank God for your shoes last night?



How many pairs of shoes do you have? How many NEW shoes did you get this year?  Seeing what the children had on their feet made me ask myself those questions, I mean how many pairs of shoes do I really NEED and do I appreciate the ones I have!?!?!?!!?



I invite you to consider 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”  That does not mean that it is the will of God that these children have holes in their shoes, but rather the will of God that in every situation we should give thanks.  From what we can see these children are doing exactly that…am I as grateful for what I have?!?!?   In my church youth group we recently discussed this topic, our Youth Director Elise had a thought for us to ponder…what if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? My reply to that is “what would you wake up with?
These children were not embarrassed to walk around in shoes full of holes or possibly even the wrong size; nor did they seem upset if they had none at all!” 

 If you can remember back to my sister Olivia’s post about “why go to India” you can see that there is this whole other side to what most people see on the surface.  We encountered happy children who didn’t care what their shoes looked like, or if they have holes in their clothing, they simply let what was in their heart paint the picture of who they are.  They are so beautiful!!!! Not, because of what they wear, but because of the smiles on their faces. 



  I had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time with Archana, the school girl I have been sponsoring for over 5 years; she too has holy shoes, but that was over shadowed my her big bright smile, the fresh flowers in her hair, and the fact that she wanted to sit by me during the big celebration!


I guess the point I'm trying to make is, give thanks for all you have...you never know, you might wake up tomorrow without it. 


God Bless you all on your journey!!!
~Emma