Have you ever been in a mess? If we are all honest most of our lives have been messes. We think that we know better than the other people who have lived through the same things. So we often follow the same paths that lead to the mess. We find story after story in the Bible how Jesus would take peoples messes and turn them into messages of forgiveness or grace. This Christmas as we gather with family and friends let us take our mess and allow Jesus to make a message out of us. You see He has already begun the process of restoration in your life that is if you have trusted Him as your Lord and Savior. Why don’t we quit pretending to be something that we aren’t and allow people to see what we really are. I know that isn’t popular because they might think less of us. Truth is told they are hoping that you are as messed up as they are, so they will fit in. Let us be honest with people about our Clark Griswold style of life, and then show them how Jesus is working with our lives to make a message. So just go ahead and give up on being perfect and trust the work of our perfect Savior.