Behold my Couch

I am trying to sell my sofa on Craig's List without any luck, it has been posted for almost a week and no one has come to see the poor thing. This got me to think why. I think it's a beautiful sofa, I mean I had it custom designed from the structure on up, I hand picked a light Ivory fabric that has the most perfect floral tapestry. I dreamed of it completed and how to make it the best it could be. I got them to swap out half the back pillows and cover them in a tan suede for a more comfy look.... it is the perfect sofa. So, why no takers? Why doesn't anyone else see what I see?

We hear of that age old saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" but what if beauty is in the eye of the creator? Am I so in love with my sofa because I behold it's beauty or because I created it's beauty? Hmm. I think the second answer is more like it. As the creator of my sofa, I place an intrinsic value on it, because of what it means to me. It is a dream fulfilled, every time I see it, I am reminded of the process it took, the shop I went to off Main Street in Oregon, and waiting forever for it to be finished. I am filled with pride that I dreamed of something so beautiful and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to have done it.

So it goes with our Heavenly Father. He is our Creator and He looks at us through the lens of perfection, He sees beauty in us, His creation, because of what we mean to Him. He loves you and me and He has placed a value on us that was worth more than we will ever know. He dreams of us and for us. He so carefully designed our structure to handle whatever weight we must bear. He specially choose the right fabric we would need to show us off to the world. He arranged our pillows so we would be unique and different from all the other sofas, maybe even odd. We didn't do anything to deserve this any more than my sofa did, it is love, live in it! Now go curl up in your favorite sofa and always remember you are loved.

Love you~Misty