Sneaker Encouragement!

          Yes, you read the title correctly!  The point:  encouragement can come from…anything!  We wear Sneakers until they cannot go anymore, and then some.  Research says we should get new ‘souls’ every 4 – 6 months for proper support and alignment.  Do you do that?  I don’t.

          Today, I threw out my sneakers after two years!  Yeah, they were nasty and I knew months ago the end was near, so I used super glue to extend the life.  What did I gain in retrospect?  More back ache and soreness after a workout from improper support, not to mention the smell that Febreeze could not disguise!  Does this sound bad?  No comment.  Today, I passed the old girls to the top of the trash can (so I could say goodbye), then to the dumpster.  Gone…gone forever!

          Then, as I walked back to the house in my new shoes, the transformation hit me.   My steps were lighter and SO comfortable.  Can you believe that?  Could it be the old shoes had accumulated sweat and dirt that weighed them down?  I had become accustomed to the ‘performance’ that I unconsciously compensated for what was lost step by step, on my own accord!

          Today, I exercised with renewed energy, and then sat to rest feeling refreshed when along came the next thought.  Isn’t this our lives?  We need to change our souls and be refreshed…daily!  If we don’t, we somehow pick up trash, dirt and things we do not even know about that got attached on the bottom!  We know the load shifted, but shrug it off and keep going without change until it gets out of control, and then we wonder why we have all these issues and problems.  Well, if we participate and take action in the maintenance that is required, we have a well ‘oiled’ body for life in any situation!  As we all know, once you ‘get rid’ of the trash and throw it in the garbage, you can experience freedom.  (You probably know where this is going….)  Here it comes!

          Christ died on the cross to refresh and restore us hourly!  Our sin (trash) was thrown out for eternity so freedom can begin, for FREE!!  You do not need to purchase a new life, as the price has been paid for you!  Keep up the maintenance of listening to good music, eating properly, speaking properly, worshipping regularly, praying and…receive the knowledge that each step you take is a new step for your soul that will last into eternity with proper attention!  The fragrance is….beautiful!

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