Washing Feet

 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. John 13:14

I remember my first ever foot washing service at Wellington
Free Will, where I was saved. I washed several people’s feet and they washed
mine. I cried and cried. I have had so many humbling experiences with washing
others feet.

Grant asked me to marry him by washing my feet. He explained
to me he wanted to serve me as my husband as he poured water over my feet from the
water bottle. I am pretty sure there isn’t a more sweet and humbling man than
him. He sure isn’t perfect, but he is the best Christian man I have ever met.

A few years ago, my mother in law, Rhonda, had a women’s
conference she does each year in California. They had feet washing during the
service. Afterwards, I took one of the tubs and towels to her and Danny’s room
and I washed their feet. It was very humbling to kneel down before my husband’s
parents and tell them how much I love them and thanked them for raising the man
of my dreams.

Earlier in our marriage, I planned a special night for Grant at our house.

After eating dinner, I washed his feet. I told him how much I loved him. Wives, that's a good way to show your husband you love him.

May 26^th, 2012 was five years since we got
engaged. I took Grant back to the spot he asked me to marry him and I washed
his feet. There were a couple guys watching us, probably wandering what on
earth we were doing, but I didn’t care. I just cried and told Grant how much I
loved him.

A few Sunday nights ago at our church in Wichita, I had the
honor of washing my sister in laws feet. Brooke said she had been a part of a
feet washing service when she was a little kid, but had never got to experience
it as an adult. I felt so honored to be the first to wash her feet since then!
As I was knelt down, lifting her feet into the tub full of water, I told her
how thankful I was she was my sister in law. I told her how thankful I am God
allowed us to marry brothers. After telling her how thankful I was for our
friendship and the woman of God she is I prayed over her. She then washed mine
and prayed over me. One thing I love about Brooke is the way she prays. She
gets excited when she prays! She means what she prays and I felt the Lord on
her that night as she prayed over me. We hugged and cried and prayed. It was my
favorite moment yet with my sweet sis.

If you have never been part of feet washing, you are missing
out! It is a blessing to both the washer and the one being washed! It is the
most humbling moments and memories I have in my life. It is 100% biblical too.
Nobody just made it up. Well, Jesus did! We are to be like Him and washing feet is
one of my favorite ways to be like Him.

I pray you all have a fantastic week and remember… humble
yourself!