What i've learned: Life is a purposeful MESS

I am a juggernaut when it comes to life.  if you don't know what that means, you should probably play CoD, because that's how my brothers learned what it was.  Yep.

anyways,  I guess you could say that I kinda run through life top speed, not slowing down long enough to take care of the little stuff. Doctors Appointments, homework, nameless junk- anything and everything can get lost in the shuffle.  Now, maybe that's a horrible, terrible way to live.  Some of my more organized friends would die if they knew EXACTLY how I live my life.  But what can I say, I like a little bit of chaos.

And I would have to argue that God might too.

Today in church, we talked about starting "brand new".  Actually, my pastor talked about how you SHOULDN'T try to start all over all the time, that you should continue on your journey with all the experiences you have.  That's right, your supposed to take all your junk ,all your messes, and all your past along for the ride. Sounds ugly, huh?
  To be honest, it really IS ugly.... unless you factor in that whole "grace of God" factor.  When you factor in the fact that God repeatedly forgives us every time we mess up, then all the messiness can be kind of amazing.
I mean, without the threat of eternal damnation hanging over your head, each mistake and tough spot can really be an opportunity to learn and get closer to God.  Each ugly part of you can be a spot where God is magnified a thousand fold.  Each imperfection can be a humble reminder that you are human.
I love, absolutely LOVE the idea that once God takes control of your life, any messiness that's still left is a testament to the wildness of God.  I love that He's so unpredictable, and I love that it's so evident in my life.  He comes through every time I need Him to, but He's like an incredible storm i'm caught up in, and I just have to let Him work.
  So, basically, what i'm saying is that I have learned that God is incredibly wild, like a storm.  And with that, sometimes riding the storm is pretty wild.  But I know that it's worth it.  This life is preeeetty messy sometimes.  But it's freakin beautiful.  Thank you God!