God Will Mess You Up

      We are in the process of interviewing a new pastor, and the candidate did a Q.&A. session with the congregation today.

      One particular phrase he used was a little surprising and very poignant.

     “God will mess you up.” And I must admit, He will. Since he’s absolutely unwilling to allow an average man to be mediocre, or a great man to be average.

     Who can argue but that He has to get our attention sometimes? God is such a Wonderful Weaver of circumstances. And sometimes He allows us to become so miserable that we’ve little choice, but plead for mercy.

      He’s been called “The Hound of Heaven,” and few of us would gladly exchange places with the proverbial fox. Those dogs can be unrelenting, and deadly.

      I’m glad that God has our best interest at heart, since “if He messes us up,” He remains ready to refashion the mess into something magnificent.

I think of the potter. He bends his back over that bowl, or vase, and painstakingly kneads the clay, ‘til he achieves the desired shape.

      But there are times when he is forced to smash the vessel, to crush it into fine powder; only to add water and begin again. Perhaps you’ve been there. Perhaps like my wife and I, you’ve reached the end of yourself. Maybe you feel crushed, (or even stomped on.)

      My Friends, Stay Encouraged.

      For He is yet able to pour cool, soothing water on your wounds. He will come to you. In due time, He will come to you. Rest in that promise.

 

By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "Unconventional Devotions" Copyright 2005