"Worth the Mess"
Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. (Proverbs 14:4 NLT)
Sometimes life is messy. But is that always a bad thing? In order to acquire the best things in life, we often need to work hard. The Proverbs talk a lot about working hard. Things don't just fall in our laps in life. Take this proverb for instance, "Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!" (Proverbs 14:23 NLT)
In order to enjoy a good meal, plates & forks have to get messy. In order to remodel a house the house first has to have some demo. In order to have a good marriage & any relationship for that matter it takes work & it's messy. Anything good in life takes work & is sometimes messy.
Our walk with God can be messy too. Like any relationship it takes work. Not that there is something lacking or messy with God but rather because we are involved. Our sin is messy. Our understanding of God is flawed. It's work & it's messy but in the end it's totally worth it. Anything worth anything in life is messy & work.
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