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Wishing to be in the other man's shoes

May 4, 2017

A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke while He walked alongside us. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

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  2. Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm your host Richard Agee.
  3. Have you ever thought it would be better to be in someone else’s shoes? Be careful what you wish for!
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  7. Scripture
    1. John 21:22
    2. Jesus: If I choose for him to remain till I return, what difference will this make to you? You follow Me!
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    1. We sure think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence sometimes, don’t we?
      1. Different job
      2. Different place
      3. Different circumstances
      4. Life would be so much better
      5. Just look at the life of that guy over there compared to what I’m going through right now
    2. Big problem with that thinking
      1. We only see what’s on the outside and what his external circumstances allow us to see
      2. Never know the struggles, heartaches, difficulties going on behind closed doors
      3. We all tend to wear smiles in public when we can and put our best foot forward for those around us
    3. Example of promotion in the military
      1. Thought it would be nice to be a colonel when I was a lieutenant
        1. Set your own calendar
        2. Driver to get you places
        3. More pay
        4. Secretary
        5. Best seats in every gathering
      2. With every promotion I figured out lieutenant wasn’t so bad
      3. As a colonel
        1. Eight to ten hours of every day spent in meetings or preparing for one
        2. 200-300 emails to answer every day
        3. A ream of paper to go through every day
        4. My secretary made sure my inbox was emptied and all those papers sent to the right place after I reviewed them; she deconflicted meetings so they didn’t overlap
        5. I had a driver so I could read email and talk on the phone while going from one place to another and not waste those precious minutes
        6. Best seats? Only because my eyes are getting bad and those seats are the best targets for all the question and answer sessions from the generals
      4. As a colonel, I knew a lieutenant’s life was great
    4. Jesus reminded Peter and us, What difference does it make to you, just serve where you are and follow me.
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