That statement could not be more true! Life is very messy and it seems there are times when it is more messy than others. The true test of is how we handle the messy times. I am guilty of hiding from the mess and looking for someone to blame whether it be myself, someone else, or even God. By placing the blame somewhere it makes it easier to deal with.
That is something that I have been working on. One thing I have learned recently is that God is not afraid of our messes. He knows how we are and while there are moments in the mess that he seems silent it is then that he is looking at the best way to help us clean up the mess.
Imagine that you go into your child’s room and there is a horrible mess. Everything is thrown out of the dresser drawers, the closet, the bed is unmade, all of his or toys are all over the place. As a parent the first reaction is to get angry and tell them to clean up their mess. God doesn’t do that to us. As our parent he takes a moment (or fifty it seems sometimes) and then slowly begins to pick up each piece of clothing, toys, etc. and begins putting them back into their proper places. Sometimes along the way he sees that things work better in a different place and when he is finished the room not only looks clean but it is more than functional.
How does God help you in your messy life?
I live in a small Georgia town that you most likely have never heard of and I LOVE it! My house is more than full as I am a single mother of four & caregiver to my aging mother and uncle. Lover of all things Outlander. Goes to the beat of her own drum woman.
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God is my comforter when I find myself having a rough time I try to think about what Jesus went through. Nothing can be as rough as what Jesus had to endure. It helps knowing after reading a lot of the Bible that the Israelites certainly made some colossal messes that God ended up rescuing them from maybe not immediately but eventually in Gods time.
It does bring comfort in knowing that.
We have a loving and kind God..most people don’t know it and don’t care to know him..I on the other hand embrace him daily
I am so glad that you embrace him
When times are messy for me, I always try to slow down and think that my “cross to bear” at that time is not that bad. I always try to keep in mind, that there are people in situations that are worse then mine. That’s why I always tell my kids to count their blessings.
That is a good thing to do. My mom always say “It could be worst.”
Always looking to others as guilty and never acknowledge our guilt
Too true. We always look at others but never at ourselves.
I never thought of this in that way before; God moving and rearranging our “mess”. I wonder if God does this often? I know that He is in control and that His plan is at times a mystery to us, but we must be open to it. I know that the difficulties in my life are hard to understand, but to be honest, I learned a lot from everything that happened to me. An example, who your friends really are.
Diana. C
I think that God gives us those messes so we can learn and become better people.
That is a great analogy! I never thought of it like that. I am grateful that God is there to help me with my messes and will let me put them in His hands. I know he gives them back to me in a way that I can handle even if I don’t understand.
I believe god does help with messes. 2013 was difficult for my whole family due to a shocking diagnosis for my 5 year old daughter and my life was a whole big mess of emotions, doctors, and surgeries… I felt god leading me to stay strong and he helped me clean up the mess and to focus and to organize the emotions where before my emotions were all over the place.