Our Messes, God's MiracleSample

Our Messes, His Response

If beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, then messiness is often just as subjective. What comes to mind when you think about a messy area of your life? For many people, their home or some part of it comes to mind. To them, messy means a physical, tangible display of random objects and disorganized debris. Simply put, things are not where they should be.

Which brings us to the other definition of messy—the more complicated, mental, emotional, relational and situational kind of messy. Others may not be able to see this kind of messy in your life—at least, not initially. This form of messy often dwells in shadows and secrets, in shame and subversion. Messy addictions and messy affairs. Messy finances and messy parenting. Messy rumors and messy manipulations. Messy lies and messy consequences.

Similarly, when we live with sinful secrets, habits, and relationships that go against what we know is right, what we know God has told us to do, we experience distress. As the consequences of our choices play out, problems may snowball into an avalanche encompassing most areas of our lives. Soon we lose sight of how things should be in order to protect our secrets, to justify our sinful indulgences, and to hide our mistakes.

Never underestimate the impact your mess-turned-miracle can have on other people. The blind man did not realize that he was about to receive the gift of sight from the one who created him. He had no idea that gooey mud held together by the Master’s spit would give him what he had never had before. The blind man experienced the power of Jesus through a dirty, messy mask of miraculous mud.

You may not be expecting to see what God’s about to do next in your life, but that does not mean you should not be ready. In fact, based on the way Jesus poured His power into those He healed and encountered, you should expect to be surprised! If you are serious about wanting to invite Jesus into your mess so that He can bless it and transform it into His miracle, then get ready. You are about to see the power of Jesus heal, transform, illuminate, save, sanctify, and elevate in ways you have never witnessed. In Jesus’ name, you are about to see what you have never seen before!