What Size Shoes Are You Wearing?

As a mother of two teenagers I know the need and value in finding the right size shoes for growing feet. It is good to find a pair of shoes that fit the person's current foot size, though better still to find a pair that fit and also have a small bit of room at the front. This shoe not only fits the child's foot but there is room for some growth.

Not sure about you but I know that I have put limitations on myself just like wearing some shoes with no spare room. People have asked me to do some things that I thought were beyond me, and I suggested they find someone more talented then myself. Now looking back, I am sure that they wouldn't of asked me to do such a thing if they didn't feel I was able.... but we... are sometimes the ones who limit ourselves with self doubt.

Have you ever seen yourself as one size and found it hard to upgrade into a bigger pair... the fear of not fitting the shoes properly... maybe your have been a size 7 for so long it is difficult to imagine being a size 8, or doing something a size 8 would normally do.

You may be asked to be a guest speaker at a school camp, or be asked to be a prefect at your school, or be asked to fly overseas to attend an important meeting on behalf of your organization... through our lives there will be things that provide opportunities to serve at a higher level, or to do something that normally "important people" do.

If we hold our selves back purely because we don't think that we can fulfill that task/role, then we maybe making a mistake. If the request came from someone then they must think you are up to the task... they see you as a size 8 or potential size 8 yet you refuse to try the shoe on, convinced that you were a size 7 last year so you must still be the same, and it's not worth trying.

Some people maybe walking around squeezed into a pair of shoes that are too small for them, no room to grow, but that uncomfortable feeling is more comfortable to them than stepping out with larger shoes on, where there are no guarantees that they can fill them instantly.

Stepping out with you,

Akita.
17-5-07

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Galatians 5 v 22

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