Faith Laces

Brad and I saw the movie The Giver last night....I won't be a SPOILER and give it all away, but it was thought provoking.

I think some of the reason God gave us free will was for us to really experience faith, hope, and love.  We have to live in a vulnerable state to truly know these things because we have to be dependent on HIM for them.  In order to obtain them....we have to have the ability to choose wisely....and foolishly.  We have to run after HIM to bring wisdom from our knowledge.

And...we have to choose to walk in someone else's shoes to learn compassion....and that first takes the action of removing our own.  Funny...the words HOPE and LOVE that are written in the laces of those shoes can only be created with them when the laces are undone.....and isn't it interesting how many times we read in scripture that God commanded people to remove their shoes when they were standing on Holy Ground....hummmm......is that the first step?  Are you prepared for the HOLY GROUND you will step onto today?