2 posts tagged “mess”
So here’s my little bear and his mess. Apparently, I only thought he was taking a nap and really I was the only one doing any napping!
Mommie only thought I was asleep, but I was having LOTS of fun discovering the wrapping paper after I pulled most of my clothes out of the drawers and books off the shelf and trash out of the trash can.
Mommie was thankful I didn’t discover all the gift bags and tissue paper stashed in my closet.
After mommie came I with her camera I was a bit more interested in getting ahold of that … but she didn’t let me.
When daddie came home we cleaned up the whole mess and then we got to play sword fight with the paper rolls, how fun is that? I was a super giggly boy after all this!
I give him a teary smile. "You know what? I used to think the creator tested me to discover how strong I was. Lately, though, I've begun to realize he has an entirely different purpose in mind. The author of my life knows everything about me, so he already knows how strong I am. The tests come to me--and to you--so we will know how strong the creator is when he carries us through what we can't handle alone."
What an interesting picture. Life has been kind of a mess lately and I'm working on sorting it all out and cleaning it up. This quote really struck me. I often like to question why? Why am I dealing with this thing, or that thing? Why all these stressful things in my life? Why now? Why am I still going through this, haven't I learned my lesson yet?
Thought provoking to think that I'm going through this mess so I can understand more about how faithful God is and that He is carrying me throught this even as I might be kicking and screaming, "Put me down, I can handle this, let me go, you'll see, I can fix things!" He knows me better than I know myself, to know I really do need to be carried through the mess, instead of spending useless time and energy sorting and cleaning, and all the while staying stuck in the middle of the mess. So when will I finally learn to just rest in Him and let Him carry me through?
