dailydatewithgod

One of my mottos, historically, has been like a commercial I saw once that said, “Life’s messy, clean it up!”  Somewhere along the way I created this expectation that things were not supposed to be messy.  Perhaps it is the perfectionism in me, perhaps the meaning I make of messiness, but either way the expectation is unreal.   It is all, of course, what I make it mean.  Keep in mind I do not live in a spotless apartment or have one of those desks you could eat off of, but I am no Linus either. The messiness of life is not simply literal, however.  I have come to see that the willingness to accept the messiness of life is about being in the juicieness of life, accepting things as they are imperfectly perfect. This means my life, not just my physical surroundings. Our thinking about our surroundings is a reflection of our thinking about ourselves.  How often have we discarded ourselves for our imperfections or “messiness”?  Too many times to count for me.  When I turn to God, God smiles.  God does not see messiness or imperfections, God sees living and room for growth. Today is one of those days when I need God’s eyes. My prayer for us today is that we be open to seeing the beauty of our messiness and embracing it fully for the perfect imperfections that lie within and outside of ourselves.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen