Direct my footsteps according to Your word.
Psalm 119:133

Have you ever seen a small child trying to walk in the shoes of a big person? It's
funny to watch. It's also significant: some day those tiny feet will
grow up and fill those big shoes - or bigger ones.

Do you feel like you're trying to fill some big shoes today, like you need to grow
up fast because you've no option? Life doesn't wait until we're as mature as
we'd like to be before handing us some of our greatest tests of faith. Most of our
training is "on the job." And like a little one trying to fill big shoes, at first we do it
badly then awkwardly, and never stumble-free. But the only thing that can stop
us from growing into those big shoes - is the fear of putting our feet into them!

The grace comes with the assignment. Grace is immediate, but growth takes time.
Don't be discouraged: "He who began a good work in
you will carry it on to completion" ( Philippians 1:6 NIV).

Another thing about filling big shoes, it makes us a lot more understanding
toward others trying to walk in them too. "How could you do such a thing?"
is a question we don't tend to ask, because we already know the answer from
personal experience. Ever see a parent holding the hand of a child trying to walk
in shoes that are too big, beaming with pride and delight simply because they
attempted it, steadying them up, encouraging them to keep going,
picking them up when they trip and bump themselves?

That's what our Father does with us!

© Bob Gass Ministries

Midi:  Thy Word is a Lamp Unto My Feet