The Lonely Sock

 My washer annoys me.  I put two socks in and only one came back.

I saw a joke which I still remember and laugh.   There was a group of socks lined up ready to be washed and the commander of the socks , who stood with his full miliary gear, said.  “Ok, boys. We are all going in but not all of us will come back”!!

I think perhaps the lonely sock might be an apt metaphor for life.  Are you a lonely sock? 

Life as we know it is but half ……..of its full magnitude.  We only see half the picture. The whole of the world was created by God, so we are here to be used to serve Him. 

He created the words of scripture by which we live today.   He allowed us to be wealthy so that we could serve others.  He created the food that we love and enjoy.  Everything that God made, He made for His glory and for His creation.  We should be praising Him for the blessings of life.  

Yet there is the other half.  The deeper half of me!  The other sock!

I often take sole ownership of my possessions and treat them as if their purpose is
merely to satisfy me.  I make use of one half or dimension of what God has given me and discard the other half.

I might be breathing, and living, profiting, and enjoying….. surrounded by family and friends but that does not mean that I am fulfilling the purpose of life.  I can’t live purposefully if I don’t embrace and find my purpose!

There will always be challenges in life.  The Testaments tell us the unique challenges that were faced by God’s people. We also face challenges.   

 Our trials and tribulations are designed to help us unlock our hidden energies and abilities and empower us to exceed even our own expectations!

Life might look like a venue for our hedonistic enjoyment.  Our blessings might seem geared for our benefit only but ultimately, we realized that is a hollow way to live.  It’s a lonely sock. 

                    But I don’t want to be that lonely sock……….I want the full pair!!!