Today, I have failed no less than a hundred times with my words, thoughts, and even actions.
Life has felt messy.
And in the midst of life’s messiness, it seems like I have two choices:
A. I can pretend like God doesn’t see all the mistakes I keep making.
or
B. I can admit my struggles in hopes of growth.
I choose B.
So…
5 Things I’m Admitting to God:
1. I can’t figure this messiness out on my own.
I need people to speak Truth into my life. This summer I have felt a little disconnected from friends and I’m feeling it.
God, I admit, I need Your people in my life.
2. My heart can be the culprit of life’s messiness.
There are 3 things I try to do when life starts to feel messy: 1. Keep my head down. 2. Keep my mouth shut. 3. Keep my heart clear. Number 3 has been a struggle lately.
God, I admit, I struggle with keeping my heart clear.
3. I wonder if my prayers really work in the messiness.
I do. I know other people’s prayers work but I still struggle with believing mine do matter.
God, I admit, I question my prayers.
4. I forget the high price Jesus paid for our souls.
This is one thing I feel so ashamed to admit. When life starts to feel messy, the messiness often overtakes the reality of the cross.
God, I admit, I often need a fresh revelation of what Jesus did on the cross for me.
5. I often feel like a hypocrite in the messiness of life.
This is the most difficult for me because I hate hypocrites. But I would be a lying fool to say in these messy moments I don’t feel like a hypocrite.
God, I admit, I struggle with authenticity when things get hard.
While admitting these things to God is freeing, it is also challenging. My soul wants to hold back all these ugly thoughts. But as I release them, I am reminded that the God we serve highest standard is this…
GRACE.
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” – 1 Corinthians 15:10
I am such a flawed follower of Jesus, wife, mom and friend… but tonight I rest under this holy truth: The Grace of God.
And my friend, if life feels a bit messy for you today, you are not alone. This practice of admitting my struggles to God has been freeing. Yes, He knew they were already there but I believe the power is in admitting them.
Perhaps you will feel that too.
What are your thoughts on this? Should we be more open to admit our God-struggles when life feels messy?
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Thankyou for this. Today I feel all over the place. I feel overwhelmed by anxieties and pressure to keep other people happy but I know that the only thing that matters is His opinion. I have so much to do and people are expecting things from me and yet I know that I play to an audience of One.
I’m going to take some time just to be, instead of dashing about and trying to get it all done.
Thanks for your honesty.
I understand Helen. I like your suggestion of taking some time to just be.
I have found the more I pray and am connected to God, feeling like the vine and the branch the less messy my life is. keep your eyes on Him, walk with Him, invite to be with whatever your doing at the moment, talk to Him. Mess cant get in.
Hi Joseph, I love this. I think though because we are human we will always have messiness because of our sin factor. But yes I believe the closer we get to God the easier to overcome it will be. 🙂
Great post!!! Well written! There are times when I’ve felt like this and I just wanted to escape from it, but I’ve learned that the key is to release all my feelings to God and to keep moving on no matter what. I’ve read the quote “God will turn your mess into a message.” Sometimes all we see is the mess, but God will make something beautiful out of the messiness if we are willing to trust Him and give it to Him. God Bless!
Yes, God will always use our messes! 🙂 Thank you Crystal.
Thank you for this post… I love your honesty here. I can also relate to every thought! I think confessing the messiness of our lives… even our wrong thinking to God is just what He wants from us. It’s just the step to getting it straightened out with the One who is a Master at straightening things out! Indeed we’re flawed… but not forgotten… so glad to be covered by His Grace 🙂
Hi Heidi,
I agree. Let’s get things straightened out and walk in His grace. 🙂 Blessings to you today!
Hi thanks for that testimony. I confess I’m in a mess now, i am entangled with someone husband, I smoke, and I’m a Christian who has stopped praying. O need help. I dont know how to end this. I dont want to be cursed. Please help me
Latoshia,
Praying for you. Please email me at nicki@nickikoziarz.com so we can talk more.
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