There are a million ways we can, and often do, embarrass ourselves. I am talking about those moments when you miss something that is VERY obvious. You know those days when you run around frantically searching for your glasses that are on top of your head....once i did that and i was wearing my glasses....awkward, i know!!!!
Well recently I had one of those moments. As mentioned I have taken a year membership for my happy place, the local aquarium. It truly is a big, awesome feature that is super well designed. unlike the original aquarium that was in durban, and many others in the world...they have put a ton of effort into the decor [as well as the animals]. the whole theme is a sunken ship... obvious but awesome.
The other day a friend commented on how cool it is that they made it like a sunken ship that had capsized, and was upside down and how all the furniture was placed on the ceiling. I awkwardly laughed in agreement as to how cool it was. internally, in my brain i was confused as anything! i did not have the foggiest clue what they were on about. i had been to this aquarium 3 times and never noticed anything remotely like that before. Pride made me not admit this, and so i bluffed my way through and the topic moved on. [that friend is probably reading this now - dbl cringe factor!].
so when I went to this aquarium on Sunday.... I was happily enjoying all the fish.... and really enjoying being back there...loving the sound effects of creaking wood and dripping water that they add to enhance the atmosphere. getting my chill on....Next thing there is a rush of excitement. The divers were about to feed the stingrays. . .so we all rush off to squeeze into the crowd gathered at that tank. While we wait for the divers to enter the water, one of the staff is giving background about the aquarium and mentions the furniture etc on the ceiling to give it the feeling of being upside down, capsized on the bottom of the ocean. I was visiting for the 4th time, and had totally forgotten to even look and see if what my friend had said was true....so i glanced up and sure enough....almost everywhere had this effect.
*cringe* *blush* *facepalm*
awkward moment, thankfully I was alone in my embarrassment, no friends to tease me about it.
you see, I was so focused on what was directly in front of me, that i missed out on the whole picture. Yes what was in front of me was great but it was just a portion....my encouragement to you all....don't get so distracted with the here and now [whether good or bad] that you miss out on God in the picture....because He is always there, and there is always so much more at work than just what you see.
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