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Thanks for working in spite of the mess

Mike Messerli:

Life is messy! For all our desire to live for God we still sin. We still make mistakes. We still choose poorly.

God is so good to us to graciously love us, care for us, and draw us to himself. It is such a blessing to already have our sins dealt with at the cross. It’s such a glorious thing that God has done to forgive our every sin and take care of it all when we receive him as our savior.

The rest of my life is a growing into God dependence, allowing him to do in and through me what I cannot do on my own (note Romans 7). It’s wonderful to have the sin issue taken care of, now my life is focused on the constant goal of setting myself aside for his use (sanctification), allowing him to live his life through me.

It’s messy, and I don’t always get it right, but it’s how he chose to work, so Lord do in me what I cannot do on my own, live through me and show the world what you look like, and thank you for forgiving my sins even before I asked….in all of this your grace is our blessing, and your glory is your goal. Thanks for working in spite of the mess.