So this weekend I was complaining because I only had three or four pairs of shoes to rotate through when looking to get dressed each morning for work...
Then I was googling recycling images to post in our break room and I ran into this. It hit me like a ton of bricks... HOLY CRAP! I am unsatisfied with having too few options for fancy work shoes?!?! This person has one pair of shoes and they were made with plastic bottles... the same bottles that I watch being thrown into trash cans day in and day out. My Starbucks venti water cup would make great shoes... for those with longer, slender feet a Smart Water bottle could work nicely.
So instead of shopping for new shoes this week, which was the plan, I decided to do something a little different. I bought a pair of
Tom's Shoes (I get a pair and another is given to a child in need) and I gave money to
Charity: Water, which is bringing clean water to people in developing countries.
Surprisingly, my Google search resulted in a much needed reminder that I live a blessed life. To whom much is given, much is required. So let this be your reminder that if you are reading this on a computer (powered by electricity)... and if you've eaten in the last 24 hours... and if you own a pair of shoes that wasn't made from old plastic bottles, well then YOU, my friend, are rich! Praise the Lord for what you have and do something with your resources today that will bless someone else.
