It came yesterday, looking like this...
and Simon (hero) spent the evening constructing it, so that it now looks like this...
and that's the end of the story - nice shiny clean new perfect sofa. That's the sofa I want people to see.
But what they are seeing right now, as it sits outside our house waiting for the council to pick up is this...!!!!
Yes, the old sofa - the 17 year old sofa. The sofa that has tears and rips and stains. The sofa that I have kept covered by draping with Zambian fabrics. I don't want peope to see the "real sofa". I just want them to see my version of it!
I opened my bedroom blinds this morning, gasped when I saw the sofa in all its glory; and felt a God whisper. You see, even outside our house I'd have tried to hide the imperfections ; I'd have turned the cushions round. I don't want people to see things how they really are, I want them to see my version of how things really are.
I know that God is speaking to me about humility, vulnerability and trust this year - guess what? He uses all sorts of things to grab my attention! What's He saying to you today?
3 comments:
Brilliant! When I read this - I heard a real Karena raucous laugh. May God bless you for being so totally human and vulnerable and for showing us both those sofas. That has made my day!
Yeah...I would be the same Catrina...good post...
Thanks Rosalind, Esther and Irene - it was a day-long test for me, to leave the sofa as it was until it was collected, and not cover it up! I'm glad it made you laugh! x
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