Ted Dekker

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Well Worn

You may say that these sandals are broken. That they need to go into the trash. I would say to you that they are not broken. That they do not belong in the trash. They are just well worn. They are still wearable and useable as shoes. I should know I wear them everyday. 

The bible verses that are on them do not hold them together. They are just things that I try to live by as I walk on this earth. I made a corny joke one time and told my mom that I was walking in or on my destiny. The verses are Luke 7:47 "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." and Romans 10:15 "And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who brings glad tidings of good things."

I think that these verses apply to my life a lot. Romans 10:15 the most. Before this verse it says "how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?" (verse 14). I am not claiming that I am a preacher but how will people know about God unless I go and tell them. If you have seen my shoes most of them bear scripture that talk about feet. They are shoes after all. Anyway feet how you get to a place. Well you might have to take a plane, a boat, a car, or a train but your feet will carry you the rest of the way. How else do you get to a place without walking? I walk all over Haiti and I see the people. They have not believed, but they probably have heard. Do they believe it? 

Going back to the point of this blog, I was talking about my sandals. They are not so much broken just well worn. Haiti is also said to be broken. But as I came to the realization that my shoes are not broken just well worn, the same can be said for Haiti. It may look broken but it is not so much broken as it is well worn. People have been there for hundreds of years "wearing" it. The sole of it has become worn out and the leather is starting to get holes in it just like my sandals. It looks and feels as if it is falling apart. 

You can ask "If it is not broken, how can it be fixed? It has to be broken to be fixed." Well I have an answer for you. What do you do with a shoe when the sole is wearing out? You may say throw it away, but what if you don't have the money for new shoes? What do you do then? The sole is wearing thin and it needs to be renewed. Do what people used to do, put a new soul on it.