The letter said…
“As I was praying for you , kind of weird, but all I saw in my mind and heard in my heart was “New Shoes!” Wow! I think this could mean so many things. I feel God first saying that you are GRADUATING, the new shoes are not just for looks, it’s like when you are little and your feet grow so fast that you need new shoes for size. You are in a season of graduating out of the old and stepping into what’s new. God has and is preparing you for all that is to come. The new shoes are His shoes of Grace that you will always walk in. Your old life is gone and the new life is upon you. “
“The shoes also speak of protection, God is taking you to new places, some that are dangerous, and He has given you His protection in all things. Do not fear what the enemy can do. He has a bark but doesn’t have a bite.”
“There is also a new calling on your life. The lord wants you to know that just by grace He has brought this in your life, so by grace he will sustain and keep and finish EVERYTHING that HE started. As with new shoes there can often take some getting used to, and maybe even blisters, so push though the things that come up, don’t let them get you down or doubt the calling.”
“Lastly, the new shoes are shoes of Beauty. The last pair was like rags, and these are bright and white! You are moving into a season of Beauty. God is purifying and beautifying your spirit and your heart. And he wants you to embrace your beauty more and more. The Lord sings are dances over you. Be strong, keep fighting the good fight, you are doing incredible…”
Funny hunh?
I think God is trying to tell me something. Something I have been ignoring for a while. The interesting part is that He has new shoes waiting for me, but he is not going to force them on me. I have to make the choice to wear them, to walk in them. This entire trip I have been waiting for God to “change me” when really my heart is in Christ so it is changed, I just need to choose to walk in that.
So with all of that, don’t expect me to be the same person you used to know. I do not want to come home as the same old Ash I have been. I can’t be living for Jesus while enjoying my time in the world. Yes my old shoes have walked through some incredible times, and some bad, but God has more mountains and valleys for me to walk through.
