Dysfunction is real. Most of us experience dysfunction in our lives in one way or another. Sometimes we are the cause of dysfunction. Sometimes we are born into dysfunction. Sometimes our circumstances put us in the middle of dysfunction and sometimes dysfunction may seem to follow us around wherever we go.
I am currently reading the Message translation of Genesis 1-42 and can't believe all the crazy, whacked out dysfunction that goes on. The Message translation puts the stories into modern day terminology and helps me more easily relate to the stories being told. The assuring and beautiful part of it all is that God hangs in there and pursues his people in spite of their dysfunction. The assuring part about reading through Genesis 1-42 is seeing how God worked through all of the "craziness" and continued to work toward reconciliation with His people.
It helps me to remember God understands dysfunction. He loves us anyway and wants to help us "be transformed" (Romans 12) as we work through the dysfunction within and around us. Someone once said, "God loves us the way we are, but he loves us too much to leave us that way." He is still working on me. He is still working on you. Stay joyful. Trust God. Lets put the "fun" back into dysfunctional and kick dysfunction's rear end!
Disclaimer: I read "Let's put the fun back into dysfunctional" on a magnet stuck to a refrigerator one day. I do not know who first thought of that phrase and published it.
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