I am a barefoot girl. I love walking around barefoot, however since I have aged, and after three stress fractures in my left foot, I wear shoes and socks per doctor’s orders – even in the house. Does not meet I have to like it!
The one time I have remained barefoot is when I sleep at night. If I actually sleep at night. I have medication-caused hot flashes three or four times a night. They wake me up and it takes a while for them to disappear and allow me to go back to sleep.
A little over a week ago, I turned on the television to catch the evening news. The program before the news was still showing and it captured my attention. It was a sleep doctor who was outlining things people could do to sleep better. He had a number of items on his list, most of which I already do. But the last item caught me by surprise when he said to wear socks to bed. He gave an explanation I did not quite get, something about expanding veins in feet and dissipating core heat.
I thought it sounded a bit odd, but then what did I have to lose? So, for one week now I have worn socks to bed and have not had one hot flash. Not one. (Coincidence?)
How that works is beyond me, it sounds counter intuitive. I should be used to counter intuitive. Usually what God says seems counter intuitive to my human reasoning.
Luke 9:23-24: “Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.’” [HCSB]
One of the greatest tragedies of American Christianity is that so many who claim to be Christian do not seem to have a true understanding of what that means. Jesus said if we want to save our life, we must lose it. That is so counter intuitive to our human reasoning.
We too often forget that our purpose in this life is to be conformed to the image of Christ Jesus. Whatever we are to be in Christ, whatever we are to be as His disciples, can only come about if what we are is allowed to die. [Romans 8:29]
