THE MESS UP / HILARIOUS VIDEO

It happens and frankly it sucks. The mess up. You are strong for days or months or weeks and then bang something happens and then the mess up happens. Then there is the aftermath.

Freedom is not a destination. Freedom is a process. Being free is not about what you have done but it about the here and now. It is about what you are doing. God is in the fight for this freedom today.

Here is some stuff to sort through in the aftermath of the mess up...

1. Pray
Take time to pray, really pray though. Go to some place alone and spill your guts out to God. Confess. Get out of the place in which you struggle (bedroom, dorm room, wherever) Just move to a new space where you can breath.

2. Pick yourself up.
Move on. You can't dwell. You can't stay in the same place you are at. You have to make a decision in the midst of this tension to move forward. Check out this older post about how David messed up pretty hardcore...

3. Partner
You can't do this alone. Get with your accountability. Talk through your struggle.

4. Plan
Look at how and why you screwed up. Make a plan. Write it out. Sit down with your accountability and talk through how you will stick to this plan.

5. Perspective
It is not the end of this world. One more time. It is not the end of this world. You are blessed. You are loved. You are valued. You are worth more then than your mess ups. God is a God of second chances and thirds and forths  and fifths...


And at least you didn't play in this band...they get a second chance too...my favorite part of the video is the ZAP!

chhhrrriiisss wrote on October 13th 08 at 07:43PM

This is awesome and so true. I don't really like to keep track of how many weeks or months it's been though. It seemed like the longer I went my mess up was worse. So I just don't keep track anymore.

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Ian wrote on October 14th 08 at 04:35PM

That video is just too good to miss.

Paul Robinson wrote on October 14th 08 at 06:17PM

The mess up is not a nice feeling. But thankfully we have a second chance. God may get tired of us sinning but he never gets tired of us coming back to him for forgiveness. Get up and move up. I made that up myself lol. Think it could catch on..or not

nugget wrote on October 14th 08 at 06:19PM

The mess up is not a nice feeling. But thankfully we have a second chance. God may get tired of us sinning but he never gets tired of us coming back to him for forgiveness. Get up and move up. I made that up myself lol. Think it could catch on..or not

MTof X3 wrote on October 16th 08 at 01:54PM

That dude must do a lot of "cheek turning." ROFL

Ian wrote on October 16th 08 at 02:11PM

MT: Oh wow, I made that comment too! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that!

Annon wrote on October 17th 08 at 06:38PM

TITS OR GTFO

Ralph wrote on October 17th 08 at 10:53PM

this site is the best thing out there for those who want to change recently saw there documentary if you haven't seen it yet you need to watch it great story.

Ralph wrote on October 17th 08 at 10:55PM

by the way i found this site by watching your documentary it was one www.66stage.com not sure if it should be there but i think you should leave because I found it there and now I found you.

p.s. Jesus is my friend lol ( the song)

Pyro Anhell wrote on October 18th 08 at 11:11AM

yup i despise messing up but That is y God gives us 2morrow. lets all try to be like Orbit and clean up our lives and not like BK and have it our way. stay strong and keep praying

Mitch wrote on October 18th 08 at 08:28PM

I hate the mess-up time. The awkwardness between me and God immediately afterward. Yet for me, the mess-up down-time is what convicts me- and will hopefully be a part of my motivation to not do it next time.
Learning to move on is the hard part, but also the point of relief for me. Discussing it, in-depth with my accountability partner, and working out where to go from there. God is so good that He takes us back every time.
Bless ya guys. Praying for you.
Mitch

matt tha man wrote on October 20th 08 at 09:34PM

yeah. this it totally true. and i love the video. his electric bass is totally sick haha

cherry wrote on October 20th 08 at 10:55PM

hey this is really good me and my accountability partner are going to use this as our topic to talk about. its really cool. thanks

Caroline wrote on November 17th 08 at 03:51PM

The mess up hurts A LOT. We have such a hard time forgiving ourselves that in a way we feel like God can't forgive us. I guess we forget sometimes that God loves us a lot more than we love ourselves. He forgives us even when we can't