Just One Sock
If you do laundry, then you are probably familiar with the
missing-sock phenomenon. Right now there are 9 socks (I counted them!) sitting in my laundry
basket wondering why they aren’t snuggly tucked away with their partner in a
cozy drawer. I am as confused as they are because I have no idea where their
partners are. I suspect there are a few lurking down behind teenager beds or
maybe a couple of them have been unjustly mismatched with another sock. I
assume that whenever we move we will find at least half of these absent socks,
so I let the lonely socks sit in the basket and wait. There are times in life
that feel like one-sock moments. I felt this way when I could not have
children. It seemed like every woman in the world could have children except
me. I felt like I was sitting in the one-sock pile. I have heard single adults
describe one-sock feelings as they search for that elusive mate. Sometimes we
feel one-socked in our spiritual journey. When will the door open? When will
God set the wheels in motion? There are times that our whole lives feel like
that buried sock at the bottom of the pile. Take courage one-sock people! The
Master of the Universe knit you (Psalms 139:13-16), and He knows your name
(Isaiah 43:1). So do not look around and let your heart be afraid, but look
upward and let your faith fly! There are about 28,800 YouTube videos that come
up on a ‘one sock craft’ search. Some really neat ideas! I am starting to
envision these 9 solitary socks as snowmen, bunnies, puppets, dog toys, koala
bears, pencil cases, flowers... thanks to YouTube creatives. Despite popular belief,
single socks are not useless! They just need an open mind and a creative touch
to be transformed into something useful and noteworthy. Today you might feel
like that lonely sock, but start looking up because the Creator’s eye is fixed on you.
