Life is not a mess 1. You Were Created For More God says, I know the plans I have for you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). Mess is not in Gods plan, prosperity is. You may be a fragile jar of clay, but the Lord of all creation resides within. You are more than a conqueror. The head and not the tail. Called out of darkness into His glorious light. Created for more than mess. 2. You Were Bought With a Price Earlier this year my son fractured his elbow. My husband and I spent $3000 fixing it. We did not pay the price for his elbow to remain fractured. We paid the price so it would be healed. Jesus didnt die for you to stay a broken mess. For God bought you with a high price. So you must honour God with your body (1 Corinthians 6:20). God loves you more than you will ever know. You dont deserve mess, so he paid the price at Calvary. Receive his mercy and grace. The more you understand the unconditional love of Father, the less likely you will be to put up with the devils mess. 3. Your Troubles are Momentary Jesus said, Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world (John 16:33). Paul was beaten, stoned, shipwrecked, and went without food, sleep, or water, yet he fought the good fight. Job lost his children and wealth, became repulsive to his wife, and was diseased with boils. But he was more blessed at the end of his life than the beginning. God works things together for good. He is not the author of confusion. Life wont be messy for long. Persevere through the trouble. Dont get caught up in what you can see. Keep living by faith and the mess will change. 4. You Serve a Miracle-Working God Newtons third law of motion states the world progresses toward mess. For evidence look no further than your kitchen. I know mine does not stay clean for long, and it certainly does not order itself without serious intervention. Mess is a natural part of life. But since when have believers been limited by natural boundaries? We serve a supernatural God. God fixes mess. It is not natural. It requires intervention of the supernatural kind. But that is our God. Miracles are his speciality. 5. You Dont Have to be Perfect A danger of social media is the illusion of perfection. On Facebook, your girlfriend in California has the perfect life. But no one puts ugly moments in their feed. It is a snippet of high points and not real life. You dont have to compete with it. Life is not perfect. An imperfect life is not messy, just real. Philippians 3:12-14 gives an important key: forget the past and move forward. Learn to let go and press on. Life wont be perfect, but every day is moving toward Christs perfection, no matter how small the step may be. It was the one thing Paul did so Id say it was pretty important. Jesus paid the price for you and I to live a blessed life. But its not always sunshine and rainbows. Plans turn to chaos. It happens. Persevere. All things will work together for good. Choose abundance not brokenness. Your life, my life, is not a mess.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:17:34 +0000
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