Daddy's Shoes

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; Ephesians 5:1

How many kids climb into their parents' shoes and stumble around the house? How many young children adopt their father's mannerisms, their mother's axioms? We learn by imitation, and early in life, the ones we imitate most are our parents. This is the analogy Paul is drawing. We're to be like little children with God. We ought to be striving every day, in every way, to be like Him. We ought to be watching him intently, trying to pick up His mannerisms, His language, His walk, His attitude. I wonder if I'm trying on God's too-big shoes as much as I should be? Yes, they'll be more than I can handle, and I know I'll stumble and stagger and maybe fall...but I'll also be increasing my spiritual coordination and strength in the process. And in copying His adages I'm sure I'll mess some of them up; but I'll certainly absorb some of His wisdom along the way. This is what it is to be a follower of God. It means imitating Someone bigger and stronger and wiser than I...and becoming just a little more like Him in the process.