If
the Shoe Fits Wear It
We are sinners simply because we choose to
sin or live selfishly. We are never held accountable for what we are not the
author of. Ability is always the measure of responsibility. God has given us
the ability to direct our lives, either according to intelligence in
recognition of our obligation to God and our fellowmen, or according to
selfishness and unintelligence in the supreme seeking of our own happiness. Gordon Olson
This morning I went to find my black pumps to
wear to work. So I go into my closet and
pull out a pair of black pumps and went to slip them on. They were about 3 inches too short. You are probably thinking; why would she buy
a pair of shoes 3 inches too short?
Well, I didn’t. When I pulled my
toes out of these tiny shoes it dawned on me that these were either my sister’s
shoes or my nieces. I wear a size 8 and
whoever these shoes belong to wears a size 5.
I felt like I was in the Cinderella fairy tale where the ugly
stepsisters had big feet but wanted the Prince so they tried to squeeze their too
large feet into too small shoes.
As often happens I started thinking about God
at this point. The first thing that
popped into my head was the old saying; “If the shoe fits, wear it.” This made me think about how many times in my
life I wasn’t willing to wear the shoe that fit me. How many times do we go through life not
taking responsibility for our actions?
It happens every day and many times we all know someone who is not
willing to wear the shoes that fit them.
If I am irresponsible then I should accept responsibility for my
actions. If I am wrong I should be
willing to accept that I am wrong and own it.
Instead too often we play the blame
game. We place the blame on someone
else. It is much easier to do that than
accept the shoe we need to wear which is the one that fits. So we point the finger at another and blame
them for our shortcomings or lies.
We have to look no further than the story of
Cain & Abel. Remember the story of
how Abel brought the firstborn of his flock and Cain brought an offering of
fruit of the ground. Abel’s offering was
pleasing to God but Cain’s was not. If
you look at the wording of these verses it referenced that Abel brought the “firstborn” of his flock but Cain
brought “an offering”. Cain’s offering was not the best for
God. Remember what God tells him when he
gets angry. Genesis 4:6-7 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has
your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be
accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is
for you, but you should rule over it.”
If sin lies at our door we need to accept it
and own up to it. We must remember that
the very sin we are denying can bring us down.
So if the shoe fits wear it.
Prayer for the Day:
Heavenly Father, I have been guilty in the past of not owning up to my
responsibility for my actions. You know
what my actions are just as you knew that Cain had killed his brother. You wanted Cain to own up to his
responsibility but he didn’t. He didn’t accept the shoe that fit him. I pray for strength to accept and take
responsibility and not place blame on another.
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