Sunday, November 13, 2011

Old to New Shoes (vision)

      I see you trying on dresses--brand new, fancy, elegant dresses. You are putting on jewels--earrings, necklaces, bracelets. You are looking into a mirror at all aspects of yourself. Leaning across the desktop, you stare into your eyes deeply. You lean back, brushing and fixing your hair. You are all set to go to a ball. As you step out of the house, you realize your feet are cold and look down. You have no shoes on. You run back inside to your closet and open the doors. No shoes. You search, tearing apart your closet, knowing you'll never find any shoes. Just then, a knock at the door. You walk over, head hung low, feet dragging, and open the door. A friend holds out a pair of shoes for you. They are old shoes, worn countless times. At first you consider turning down the offer but figure the old is better than nothing. Changing your attitude, you become very thankful, taking the shoes with pride, dignity, and gratitude, becoming more excited for the ball. As you slip on the shoes, they change into new, sparkling beautiful shoes that match your outfit perfectly. You are ready. You step out of the house confident and glowing with happiness. Tonight you will turn heads--you will be unforgetable.

My interpretation...
      I notice that as you looked in the mirror you weren't being vain but proud of who you are. You thought you were ready to go out, but realized you were missing a very important item. You were determined to find shoes, searching and searching but ending in disappointment. At the moment of greatest despair a friend steps in to rescue you. I think that the shoes could represent faith. Someone offers to help you when you have little or no faith and because of this lack of faith you don't see how they can help. At the point you become thankful for their help, it transforms into something that fits perfectly into your life. Gratitude leads to provision. From what I can tell, God (and pretty much anyone else on Earth) hates to provide for people who grumble, whine, and complain.
      Faith is more of a walk than a blind leap. You had to walk to the closet, and even when you were upset by the outcome of that situation, you walk to the door. From there you walk with your new shoes outside and onto the ball.
      Also, you are a very thrifty person. You make old clothes appear to be the newest, trendiest fashions ever! :) I find it funny that the vision I had of you had a hint of this in it... The old shoes becoming new and a part of your elegant ensemble.

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