Beautiful Feet!

Tuesday greetings!

The last time I had a pedicure was right before Christmas.  It’s about time for some nail clipping, cuticle cutting, and fresh nail polish.  Essie Marshmallow, please! At this point I am steeling myself for the professional-grade sander my nail lady will whip out because I know it's going to tickle like crazy.  And yet, dear people, I can still have beautiful feet!  

Romans 10:15 "…How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

That’s right!  Whenever you or I get up and go to encourage someone with the good news of God’s forgiveness, blessings, eternal salvation, joy, love, hope, provision, faith, peace, healing, and/or protection, that makes our feet – pedicured or not – beautiful.

Notice how this verse does not say, “How beautiful are the lips of those who bring good news.”  Sometimes, we need to get up and go and make a person-to-person connection.   A phone call or a text might not be enough.  I have a buddy who twice, on the day before each of my children were to be married, showed up at the venue and prayed over every detail of the celebration. What a blessing. My total focus at that moment was not on how her feet literally looked as much as how completely wonderful and thoughtful she was for showing up. She took the time to invite God's goodness and peace at a time I needed it the most!

May all our feet be “beautiful” on a regular basis.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for the beautiful feet of those who have reached out to us in the past.  Bless them for their encouraging words, and bless us as we get up and go encourage others.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~

A Lamp Unto My Feet~

Greetings in the name of our Mighty Lord,

My son, Hormone, has a way of making me feel slightly disorganized because every once in a while he will make certain comments like, "Yah yah...I know you have a picture of me as a kid with my best friend dressed in camouflage at his spend the night party when we were 10, but I haven't seen that picture in 15 years..."

Hormone can shut it because I recently started organizing all the pictures I took before the digital age! Not only did I find that precious picture and text it to him IMMEDIATELY, but I also came across the first picture I ever took of me and my family's feet -- just our feet.  Miss Rayray was two months old, and Hormone was three.  Who doesn't love little baby stinky feet?  And the very first thing I thought of when I saw this pic was not that I should have found the time for a pedicure even if was the frazzled mother of two, but rather a verse in the Bible that has proven true in the 25+ years since that picture was taken.

Psalm 119:105 "Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path."

God's Word shines brightly into our lives when we let it.  When we open its pages and avail ourselves of all it has to offer, we will head in the right direction.  When we pray it over our children they will get back on the right track. When we guard it in our hearts it helps us make wise decisions.  Reading it will lift our spirits and nourish our souls. 

When I opened the dark dank closet where all my pictures were stored in boxes, I dared not do so without a flashlight.  Last time I did that a nice dead humongous three-inch Godzilla lizard was waiting for me in the shadows.  LESSON LEARNED.  

Likewise, we all need a good light to see where to direct our feet.   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for Your Word that guides us, teaches us, keeps us on blessed paths, and revitalizes us when we are weary.  Give us a hunger and thirst for Your Word so that we will always travel a well-lit path. In Jesus' name, AMEN

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet...

Hormone all the way on the right...

I Have Beautiful Feet~

Thursday greetings!

I haven’t had a pedicure in a few weeks.  It’s about time for some nail clipping, cuticle cutting, and fresh nail polish.  Essie Marshmallow, please! At this point it will also require a professional-grade sander and copious amounts of coconut oil to smooth out my calluses.  Plus, did I mention that on March 6^th the big toe on my right foot sustained an injury resulting in my losing that nail?  My son-in-law calls the vacant, pink nail bed “The monster.”  And yet, dear people, I have beautiful feet!

Romans 10:15 "…How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

That’s right!  Whenever you or I get up and go to encourage someone with the good news of God’s forgiveness, eternal salvation, joy, love, hope, provision, faith, peace, healing, and protection, that makes our feet – pedicured or not – beautiful.

Notice how this verse does not say, “How beautiful are the lips of those who bring good news.”  Sometimes, we need to get up and go and make a person-to-person connection.   A phone call or a text is not enough.  The best part is that when we show up, the focus will be on God’s goodness and not on how we look.

Over the years there have been many lovely feet that showed up on the body of a living person who reached out to help me and pray with me in my moment of need.  It was life giving and life transforming. 

May all our feet be “beautiful” on a regular basis.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for the beautiful feet of those who have reached out to us in the past.  Bless them for their encouraging words, and bless us as we get up and go encourage others.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~