A few years ago I realized that I needed some legit running
shoes. Actually, I realized that I was now 40
and my feet would no longer withstand the cheap ones. So I bit the bullet and went to the local
running shoe store. You know, it’s one
of those stores that can overcharge because they have “experts” who really know
what they are doing.
My expert looked to be a teenage girl. She measured my feet and fitted me in a
really nice pair of Nikes. The one
problem was that they were a size 9, and I have always worn a size 9½. Of course I could not notice any tightness as
I simply walked around the store. I
argued that they were not the right size, but she said she was an expert—did
this for a living—and besides the foot ruler never lies.
“I’ll take them,” I said.
As soon as the return policy expired, my big toe started to
hurt every time I went out for a run.
Now of course it is my fault, not hers, that I went against
all my experience and bought the wrong sized shoe. It’s because I listened to the wrong
voice. Hers was the voice of an
expert. Confident. Certain.
Knowledgeable. But inside me was
an inner voice, one based on experience.
One that said: “we’re gonna need a bigger boot.” Or running shoe, that is.
Jesus said: “My sheep listen to my voice; I
know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
There will also be times when we are tempted to follow the wrong voice.
I was watching the Republican presidential
debate last night. I found it
entertaining to see how many insults Trump could get in before the next person spoke. After a while the moderator had completely
lost control, and everyone was shouting at the same time.
The world around us has become a bit like
that. Loud. Noisy.
Confusing.
So what if there was a person who had the whole
truth? What if that one was always worth
listening to? There is such a one, and His name is Jesus. What if the problem is
that we simply need to become better listeners?
Share a way that you have become a better
listener to the true voice of Jesus!
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