Little Stuff

I get ready for church this morning and I want to wear my new shoes with my sort of long jeans. They have some heel so the jeans don't drag on the ground. Jeans on the ground were "the thing" when I was in college but now it kind of drives me nuts and that totally has nothing to do with the story.
I usually walk or ride my bike to church so Padyn asks me "are you walking today" and I said "no, these heels aren't much good for that distance, I'm going to ride my bike". "You're going to ride bike in heels?" was his response. "I've done it before, it's no big deal" and it really isn't unless the front part of the shoe is really slippery. These didn't seem to be and it wasn't a big deal at all. I got to church, locked up the bike said hi to the guys at the door and when I put my left foot down (on a wet spot) my ankle when over and I skidded into a half split. Luckily I didn't go face first on the floor but was able to pull it back together and walk a bit more carefully the rest of the way across the lobby. So it seems as difficult as it sounds, riding bike in heels is not the problem, the simple task of walking across the floor is the problem.
It's like that with a lot in life. I don't fall for the big traps, it's those little tiny ones that catch me every time. I think it's because I'm not looking for them and they're sneaky. When I think of the 10 commandments it's the big glaring ones, murder, adultery and the like that come to mind not the equally important but some how not as glaring coveting, or bearing false witness. How many times have I seen someone with something I didn't have and wanted it for myself. Nothing wrong with aspirations and goals, something is wrong with being envious and wanting something just because someone else has it. Bearing false witness.....sounds a bit like gossip, passing on or encouraging someone else to pass on something when it may not be true. I'd go one better and say even if it's true if it's hurtful maybe just because you know it doesn't mean it needs to go any further. I'd bet most of us don't have a problem with the big stuff. We see it for what it is and avoid it but the little stuff we don't even see creeping in we know we're on the right path until that pair of heels hits a little wet spot and off we go.