On my kitchen windowsill, above my sink, sit two figurines. Both purchased from the Dollar Tree. One came in a bag of one-hundred, yet I only have possession of one… and that was by accident. The other was purchased all by itself.
Both figurines sit on this kitchen windowsill… where I spend an insane amount of time washing dishes.
They both sit there as reminders. Reminders of lessons learned. Or honestly, maybe they’re lessons I’m still learning.
The little one inch army man… well, he represents a book that probably needs to be co-authored... so we'll save that story for another day.
But Forky... Forky is my absolute favorite Disney character. If you’re not familiar with him, Forky is a character in Pixar’s Toy Story 4. In the movie, released in 2019, Bonnie created Forky at her kindergarten orientation... out of a few craft supplies and a spork from a nearby wastebasket. Like many kindergarten students, in Bonnie’s eyes, her creation was a masterpiece.
The dictionary defines the word masterpiece as a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship. To his creator, Forky was all of those things.
But Forky… well, he didn't think he was a masterpiece. In fact, he thought he was trash. Throughout the movie, Forky is seen attempting to climb into every wastebasket he sees. He fails to see his worth. He fails to see how incredibly valuable he is to the one that created him.
Hmm… while I might not have arms made of pipe cleaners, googly eyes or a plastic head, I have a few things in common with Forky. I, too, fail to understand how valuable I am to my Creator. And just like Forky, I need to be reminded of my worth.
God’s word tells us in Ephesians 2:10 that you and I… we are His masterpieces. We do not belong in the wastebasket of shame and guilt and fear. We belong safely in the hand of the One who created us…
Forky sits on my windowsill as a daily reminder of that incredible truth.
