It is easier creating a mess than untangling any kind of mess. In our daily living, we messed with people either in a good or bad way. All kinds of messing are not bad; it depends on how we messed with and how often do we clean up our mess.
Believe it or not, the messed created by self have far greater impact in our life as we have none to blame. Some of us are buried in our own mess which needs the rescue act of other people or entity. And for some, cleaning their own mess mold them grow into stronger or successful person. Whatever the mess is; life must go on.
One day, for you to understand better, we were playing board game with my children. Since it is a game of only two players, we couldn’t accommodate our younger. Once we become more focused, we became quieter, which bored the on-looker. So, she protested by messing with us.
In a moment or two, we need to calm down the situation should we continue to carry on with the game. Although our game was halted briefly, it sends a message that needs to be taken care of. Thus it benefited all of us, as we spend the day further.
The problem, sometimes, is when we messed with people or people messed with us unintentionally. It is hard to understand what people go through in their life. And yet we messed with their living which many times add their load or devoid of their happiness.
Incidentally or accidentally, when our living becomes chaotic, tangled, and confusing, due to many reasons, our living becomes messy. Our ill-health, some chronic while some acute or random, daily living is messy as we feel stuck. I’ve lived through it and I knew it well but not more than you.
There are university students who messed up by joining the wrong course. The wrong course, I called it, because it’s a promising subject but not interesting or tougher than expected. Yet there’s no point of turning back as it involves both time and money. It can be depressing being stuck in one’s own mess.
Many times in my life, I messed things up, especially when the trajectory of life takes upper turn. In my imperfect life, I did things unnecessarily and necessarily messed with critical idealistic turns. Further, there are times when God seems unfair, messing around, but with a purpose only.
As you know now, we are messing with each other in our daily living. It has its positive side too. The positive side is when our messing with each other translates into concerns and connections. This messy living allows us to live in a society or neighborhood which created a welfare state.
The negative side becomes an obstacle in our living. We must take utmost care not mess the life of others. Our small words, careless whispers, and little careless act could destroy their good relationship; make someone’s good day gone bad. So we can at least try not messing in an undesired way.
On a larger scale, we have this dogmatic practice of messing with each other as state and non-state actors. Our diplomatic outreach or campaigns between states are such examples. The hegemony of developed and economically stable countries in and around their neighboring states is another way of messing around. However, we are talking about the mess and messings on a very petty issues yet large enough to messed up our entire living.
Here we will see kinds of mess in our messy life and beyond.
Evil Messing With Us:
Evil, in other words, the work of Satan, has been messing people’s life since ages. The mode, methodology, and medium of operation might differ yet it troubled our living. As kind of success test, the lives of many faithful people are also messed with.
Joseph’s life had witnessed detours, trials and temptations. His pilgrimage from his father’s house to the pit; from the pit as a slave; to a successful man in the house of Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, must be tough. However, Satan messed with him through Potiphar’s wife, which downgraded and welcome a stint in prison. (Genesis 39)
David’s household was a mess, in certain times, once he was messed by the work of evil in his personal life. Swords were drawn in the household, which saw him losing his beloved sons. It takes mournful of tears and time in untangling the mess. Yet David turned to the Lord, in his chaotic parts of life. (2 Sam. 22: 26-37)
Messing With God:
We might be witty, intelligent, and in good position to handle issues but it’s so wrong to mess with God. God’s plans are always greater than the knowledge of mankind. However, in certain times we try messing, becoming the much-needed tool for the Evil’s work.
Jonah, the small time prophet, had clear instruction from the Lord to do Him a favor. On his way, he messed it up which saw him going through difficult times, inside and outside the interior of the big fish. But the Lord still fulfilled His mission saving the dwellers of Nineveh. It was sorry for Jonah to mess with God.
Simon, who is called Peter, was with his Teacher when he predicted His death on the cross and Resurrection. Sincere in his love for His teacher, Peter rebuked Jesus. “Never Lord, he said, “this shall never happen to you.”
And he realized his messing with God’s purpose when Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan!” When we have mere concerns things of men or human, sometimes, we messed with God’s plan.
Greater than the Mess:
It is true many people are buried in the deep waters of our messy living. We messed up our life very easily. Hardly do we possessed wisdom to manage our careers and plans in this fast pace of life. It is quite understandable that we do not want to be left behind. And in this struggle we, many times, messed up our living.
Once we’re messed things up, it is hard to untangle ourselves. And I write this because I too messed up living big time. The more we try, sometimes, the more tangled our living. It has an impact on our own life and our immediate family and friends. When all the laws of the land, traditions, and rituals cannot save us, Jesus Christ can save us.
Our problematic messy living, many times, messed the plans and purpose of God. At some point, it led us to rebuke and question God whether by destroying our relationship with Him or heighten our resentment of His work. However, we still can go to Him to save our messy living.
Our life might be messy, but God is greater than all the mess we created or we’ve been through. In Him, we are not consumed by our messy life once we turned to Him. Circumstances will remind us of the failures and difficulties we have had by messing with our thinking mind. Yet we can take refuge in Him.
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