Whose Shoes?

Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. ~Ephesians 5:10

If you've ever watched a fly or an ant, you may have noticed that they seem to move in random directions that will take them much longer to get to their destination than simply moving in a straight line. We like efficiency because it was how God made us: sentient beings. The ant can't necessarily see far enough in front of itself to know where it needs to go, simply because God did not make it to be quite so tall as us. Although we can't hold to this ant analogy too strictly, considering they most likely don't have an afterlife, we can take something from them. God made both us and the ants to see only so far ahead of us and gave each of us an inherent purpose in this life. Part of pleasing the Lord is simply to pursue the traits God implanted in us, to be who God made us to be. We have gifts, we have desires, and we have a God who wants to see us strive; so, in order to know what pleases the Lord, we have but two things to do: be ourselves and expose our strengths for his use, and ask Him just where it is He would have us go with whatever we find.

Me: I'll find the right style and sized shoe if you program my shoes where to go, deal?

God: Let's do this together, my child! 

"To please God is to obey His commands no matter how difficult. To please God is to offer Him all that I am, all my heart and soul. To please God is to have faith in His Son. To please Him is to turn away from a sinful past. To live to please God should be my goal as a Christian. To please God is to bear the Fruits of the Holy Spirit — that I should learn how to love, be joyful, be peaceful, be patient, show kindness, spread goodness, not lose faith, be gentle, and have self-control. To please Him is to be strengthened by His power in every circumstance. To please Him is to live a life so grateful to the blessings because they are undeserved–causing me [to live] each moment carefully as if it is my last." ~Reah Padla