His Blue Suede Pumas

09 Aug His Blue Suede Pumas

My little guy is headed to PK3 and I noticed that he was looking a lot bigger, and like – – suddenly. I took him to the store to get his foot properly measured before purchasing new shoes.

Well, I had planned to just go into that store to get measured, and only measured (don’t judge me). I already had identified the shoes that I wanted to buy, on SALE, and online, before even stepping foot into that store.  You see, they have a cool mat that you can step on and measure your feet against and a self-serve measuring machine that looks something like a vice clamp.

After measuring my son’s foot, he laid his eyes on a navy-blue pair of Velcro bound Pumas and fell in love. I explained to him that I had found another pair of shoes online that I thought were better looking and better for his feet and that we should leave those there.  He wasn’t having it. He knew that he should have those Pumas. He even face-timed his Dad for approval!

Well, we left the store with those Pumas.

So, now that he has these Pumas, he’s been telling me (through story and illustration) about their superpowers. He says they make him super-fast, they protect him and that they’re special.

The Pumas, ya’ll!

He won’t take them off and when he’s in the bed he makes sure that he can see them within his line of sight. If you were to see us out at Target (lol!), he would likely run up to you and say, “My shoes make me super-fast!” He may even say “Watch this…” and demonstrate it, by practicing an Olympic sprint for you.

This got me to thinking…

What if we felt like my son feels about his shoes after we adorned ourselves with the word of God? What if we walked around confident that we were better and faster, by simply having him and covering ourselves in his Word?

In Ephesians, Paul writes the church from prison. Up to this point, he has been discussing the gospel and explaining how we should live by its truth and have joy.

Being a prisoner of the Roman Empire, Paul would have had close interactions with Roman soldiers. It is in the soldier’s armor that he found an appropriate metaphor for how God has equipped us with protection from spiritual enemies.

In Ephesians 6:10-15, he says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”

What if everywhere we went, we showed our Gospel like my son proudly shows his shoes? What if we always made sure we had it with us?

I think we’d be faster, better, more courageous, walk-in protection, make decisions in confidence, consider ourselves above-average, become kinder and more compassionate knowing we carry the superpowers of a knowing God.

Woman of Judah, let’s wear this armor in all its glory and then give all the glory to God!