Shod With Good Shoes by Jewels From The Word

June 11, 2018

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My first memory of shoe shopping is leaving the store crying because Mama bought the ugly tie-up shoes instead of the cute Mary Janes I wanted so badly. Another time when I was being fitted, the man pressed on my toe and I pulled it back, so when I got home that pair of shoes was too short for me and I couldn't wear them.

When I was born my feet were crooked. My older sister said, "They shipped her in too short a shoe box." Mama said she held my little feet in her hands to straighten them out, as she rocked me and prayed over my feet.

I wear narrow width, so it is hard to find odd-size shoes in a small town. I usually buy a pair of shoes anytime I go to the Big City, but mainly I order my shoes online. Mama always said to dress your feet first and she always bought the best shoes she could buy, even if it meant doing without something else.

A horse is shod by attaching horse shoes on his hooves. Or he is s-h-o-e-d; that is where that 'shod' came from. We are "shoed" or shod when we put our shoes on our feet. Shoes protect our feet, give us stability, allow us to stand a long time, help us be firm-footed. Shoes stand between us and obstacles, such as thorns, sharp rocks, broken glass, biting insects or animals. Shoes also keep the soles (or souls) of our feet soft and pliable.

"Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace." Ephesians 6:15-16 NKJV.

Put your shoes on in preparation and plant your feet firmly, so you will be ready and prepared to resist and stand your ground against evil forces that come against you, by the power of the word of God.

If you have your shoes on, you are ready to face the day. Whatever comes, you will be prepared.

Lavon Hightower Lewis
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