I was sweeping. When Josiah saw me he asked, “what happened?” I was a little confused by his question. It’s not like he’s not used to seeing me sweep. Cause with three little boys in our house sweeping is something that happens multiple times a day. So I answered him, “what do you mean what happened? I’m just sweeping.” “But why? What happened?” his response came. (Yes in case you’re wondering he turns 4 this month and we have officially entered the why stage!)
My answer this time was “we happened.” And that really is why we sweep right? We are messy. Life in general is messy. If we want any kind of order or direction it has to come from an outside source. We need God to put or lives in order. To clean up our messes. To rescue us from ourselves!
And me? I'm a mess. I'm nothing and have nothing: make something of me. You can do it; you've got what it takes-but God, don't put it off.
Psalm 40:17
Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Ah, sweet post. WE are messy, aren't we? I always wonder why 'we' expect people to be so perfect when they are/become Christians. Yes, the closer we develop our relationship to Christ...the more fruit we should bear through him...but, 'we' are still messy. I am so blessed by your post. Thank you for linking it to Mustard Seeds!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! Life is messy---WE are messy! And God is the only One who can clean up my messes. Thanks for the reminder to stay focused and completely dependent on Him. That's the only way I'm going to make it!
ReplyDeleteyes :) we are messy. it's what we do with the mess that matters! we can dwell in it, we can complain about it, we can have a pity party over it, we can stress out over it...or we can pick it up and move on, thanking God for the strength and forgiveness.
ReplyDeleteMessy, messy, messy. :) I think we can all relate. What a good post.
ReplyDeleteThank God that He cleans me up when he sees fit! This is a great blog because it is focused on inspiring faith in others! Thank You!
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Oh, gosh, WE HAPPEN every day in this house. :)
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