Things Just Seem to Pile Up
Life can get messy at times. The mess can come all at once like a ransacked house or in drips and drabs as things pile one on top of the other. Either way, they are no fun. They are hard to navigate around, they make you clumsy and are emotionally overwhelming. A mess makes you feel uncomfortable and you just want them to go away. And more importantly, they always catch up with you if not dealt with and they won’t ever go away until something is done about them. Ugh.
I must admit I’ve caused a few messes myself in life…and not one was fun. They did cause me to grow in character, but ouch. Stuff was thrown all around and other people caught got up in my mess too. It wasn’t pretty. But, thankfully, messes don’t have to last. They can become part of our past, if we bring God into the situation.
Thank goodness God is there for us when we call on Him to be our mess picker upper. To me, He’s like that Brawny Paper Towel guy. When I pray and ask Him to handle my mess, He swoops right in with His big hands and heart and wipes away the clutter – sometimes it just take one full swoop. Other times, He has to come back and scrub and bit more and then a bit more until the mess is completely gone. When the mess is cleaned up by God you can’t help but notice. You are at peace. You are no longer clumsy. You are not overwhelmed by the mess, but full of mercy. It’s freedom and how God intended life with Him to be.
God's Paper Towels are Always There to Clean Any Mess
Yup, that’s my God. Smiling down on me with the beauty of the evergreens at this back. He’s ready at a moment’s notice to clean up any one of my spills, no matter the stench, severity, dirt, grime and size. He’s never afraid to get His hands dirty or become involved. He’s never too busy and he’s never in a hurry. He is thorough and the only person who is perfect. He is amazing.
Do you know that God? Has He helped clean up one of your messes? If not, He’s there for you. All you have to do is knock.
