I have never been good at walking in heels. But I have always loved the sound that they make, and wished that I could figure out just how they work. This is similar to my walk in freedom and peace. I have always been able to recognize people who walk in peace and in freedom, there’s an air about them, something that attracts you to them. There’s something about them that makes you want to spend time with them and around them. It’s Jesus.
Jesus brings peace and He brings freedom to those who walk with Him, my thing is, I’ve been walking in anxiety and fear for so long that I don’t know what it looks like to walk in freedom and peace, and any of that. Those are parts of me that need to get out of the way for Him who lives in me so that He can shine.
Back to the heels, one of my best friends asked me to be her maid of honor. It is such a blessing, but I was terrified of the thought of all that I would have to do in heels. How would I balance in them while helping her with her dress? How will I hustle around for last minute details in them? Jeepers, how will I even stand in them for pictures? It has taken miracles for me to get through the previous weddings I have been in. They were incredible, but man alive! My feet were protesting like a 1960’s college student by the end of the night!
I want this time to be different. I want to be able to wear them the whole night and I want to be confident that I can move in them. The wedding is at the end of May and I have already purchased and started the process of learning how to walk in them. They are four inches and for now they’re pretty much in charge, but soon enough, I’ll be the boss.
I don’t believe in coincidence, so for me to be learning how to walk out freedom and peace and learning how to walk in heels at the same time, that’s a God thing. I’m depending on Him to teach me how to walk in His freedom and peace, and I’m depending on Him to keep me upright while I’m learning how to walk in heels. Let’s be honest, I will be counting on Him to keep me upright even after I’ve “figured” out heels. Freedom and peace are not new concepts, any more than heels are new concepts, but walking in them confidently is going to be new, and it’s going to take God to do them.
