A Little Something about Shoes
Shoes. They come in all shapes, sizes, styles, and comfort levels. Some guys somehow live on only one pair of shoes, while us girls sometimes can't live without at least 10 pairs. We choose different shoes based on our outfits, the weather, how comfortable we want to be, or just by what our favorites are. For me. I have 4 basic "go-to"s, my riding boots, combat boots, my knock-off Vans, or moccasins. They are all cute, comfortable and one of the four of them go with every outfit I own. And then there is my favorite type of shoes that unfortunately cannot be worn all year round here in the Midwest..flip flops! Seriously guys, I need to live somewhere warm so I can wear them everyday.
Okay, so obviously I'm not writing this to talk about shoe fashion, and if I was this post would be a disaster. I'm writing this because last week at work one of my co-workers and I were filing papers, a tedious and boring task, and he was telling me how one of his friends is a Pre-Counseling major and had told him all of these questions to ask to get to know who a person truly is. So he asked me, "If you were a shoe, what kind of shoe would you be?" I just laughed and said I was a moccasin because they are comfortable and I like to be comfortable all the time. So I asked him what shoe he would be and he said, "I would be a Tom. They look great and when you buy them it goes for a great cause so you are always happy about it. You get them and they are cool and everyone else thinks they are cool. But then it rains and after a while when they get wet they start to fall apart. I don't aspire to be a Tom, I want to be a boot that will hold up when the storms of life come."
So that night literally all I could think about was his shoe analogy and how my answer was so shallow and so wrong. I am definitely not a moccasin. So I thought about it and decided that I am a high heeled shoe. But I desperately don't want to be a high heeled shoe.
The picture to the right is exactly the type of high heels I am. The ones that you look at and say, "There is no way that anyone could possibly stand in those." Sure, they may make you look great but they are going to kill your feet after 10 minutes. And let's be real, you can't even really walk in them, you just take baby steps and pray that there are no stairs wherever it is that you are going. But you look good and that is the only thing that matters. People will notice you and think you are stylish and like you've got it all together. And that is me.
I want everyone to think that I've got it all together so I put on this show that will fool everyone. I tell everyone that I am happy and content even when I'm not. It's not that I am trying to lie, I just don't want to be a burden on other people. I'm able to walk smoothly through this act because I've had over 9 years of practice, but sometimes I stumble and people see what is behind the facade. But if you want to see that you have to be quick because I am really good at catching myself and acting like nothing is wrong and I've got it all together again. I don't want to be a high heeled shoe.
I want to be a moccasin. Moccasins are so comfortable and that is what I wan't to be. I want to be comfortable with who I am all the time. I love the times when I can be 100% myself, which usually only happens around certain people at the moment. I am guarded and careful about who I let into my life so most of the time I have my "high heels" on but there is a special group of people that allow me to take them off and put on my "moccasins." I've found that the more I dive into God's Word and the nearer I draw near to Him the more often I put on my "moccasins." I realize that this life is not about me, it's about my Savior and He wants me to be who He created me to be an not someone else.
I was not made to be a high heel, I was made to be a moccasin. What type of shoe are you? And is that the shoe you were truly created to be? Be brave. Leave a comment and let me know what type of shoe you are and why. Ask God to reveal to you who He created you to be, even if you don't think about it in shoe terms.
Okay, so obviously I'm not writing this to talk about shoe fashion, and if I was this post would be a disaster. I'm writing this because last week at work one of my co-workers and I were filing papers, a tedious and boring task, and he was telling me how one of his friends is a Pre-Counseling major and had told him all of these questions to ask to get to know who a person truly is. So he asked me, "If you were a shoe, what kind of shoe would you be?" I just laughed and said I was a moccasin because they are comfortable and I like to be comfortable all the time. So I asked him what shoe he would be and he said, "I would be a Tom. They look great and when you buy them it goes for a great cause so you are always happy about it. You get them and they are cool and everyone else thinks they are cool. But then it rains and after a while when they get wet they start to fall apart. I don't aspire to be a Tom, I want to be a boot that will hold up when the storms of life come."
So that night literally all I could think about was his shoe analogy and how my answer was so shallow and so wrong. I am definitely not a moccasin. So I thought about it and decided that I am a high heeled shoe. But I desperately don't want to be a high heeled shoe.
The picture to the right is exactly the type of high heels I am. The ones that you look at and say, "There is no way that anyone could possibly stand in those." Sure, they may make you look great but they are going to kill your feet after 10 minutes. And let's be real, you can't even really walk in them, you just take baby steps and pray that there are no stairs wherever it is that you are going. But you look good and that is the only thing that matters. People will notice you and think you are stylish and like you've got it all together. And that is me.I want everyone to think that I've got it all together so I put on this show that will fool everyone. I tell everyone that I am happy and content even when I'm not. It's not that I am trying to lie, I just don't want to be a burden on other people. I'm able to walk smoothly through this act because I've had over 9 years of practice, but sometimes I stumble and people see what is behind the facade. But if you want to see that you have to be quick because I am really good at catching myself and acting like nothing is wrong and I've got it all together again. I don't want to be a high heeled shoe.
I want to be a moccasin. Moccasins are so comfortable and that is what I wan't to be. I want to be comfortable with who I am all the time. I love the times when I can be 100% myself, which usually only happens around certain people at the moment. I am guarded and careful about who I let into my life so most of the time I have my "high heels" on but there is a special group of people that allow me to take them off and put on my "moccasins." I've found that the more I dive into God's Word and the nearer I draw near to Him the more often I put on my "moccasins." I realize that this life is not about me, it's about my Savior and He wants me to be who He created me to be an not someone else.I was not made to be a high heel, I was made to be a moccasin. What type of shoe are you? And is that the shoe you were truly created to be? Be brave. Leave a comment and let me know what type of shoe you are and why. Ask God to reveal to you who He created you to be, even if you don't think about it in shoe terms.
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