Walk In Someone Else's Shoes It Might Change Their Life

John 1:14; Hebrews 4:14,15

When you make a trade with someone - to give them something great in exchange for something terrible - it leaves a life-changing impression.

Soul Food

John 1:14

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Hebrews 4:14,15

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.”

Soul Search

• Have you ever – literally or figuratively – walked in someone else’s shoes?
  What was it like?
  Was it comfortable or was it uncomfortable?
  Why?

• Why do you think you might want to avoid walking in someone else’s shoes?

• What do you think might be the benefits of walking in someone else’s shoes?

• Do you think God might ask you to walk (figuratively) in someone else’s shoes someday?
  Has He asked you to in the past or is He nudging you to now?
  What good might happen in you by putting yourself in someone else’s place?

Soul Moves

• We all have our own comfort zones and places of familiarity that provide us with a sense of peace.
  Are you brave enough to let God know you’re willing to step out of your comfort zone?

• God can accomplish a lot when His followers are willing to risk being uncomfortable by putting on shoes that are new to them.
  Are you sensing that God might want you to try on a new pair of shoes?
  What is keeping you from doing it?

• Ask God to give you the courage to step out by faith into foreign territory.
  Along with the courage, ask Him to show you the shoes He might want you to fill.

• Determine that you won’t allow some discomfort to keep you from putting on someone else’s shoes.
  The discomfort is only temporary and goes away quickly when you see the miracles that God does when He finds you’re willing to do what He asks.