All Our "Stuff"

There's always 'stuff' going on.  Always something that goes wrong, or an unexpected delay.  I recently heard this song by Francesca Battistelli called "This is the Stuff".

I think it sums up how I feel at times perfectly. Here's the lyrics:

I lost my keys in the great unknown

And call me please 'Cuz I can't find my phone

This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff that's getting to me lately

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use

45 in a 35

Sirens and fines while I'm running behind

Whoa

This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff that's getting to me lately

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use

So break me of impatience

Conquer my frustrations

I've got a new appreciation

It's not the end of the world

Oh Oh Oh

This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff

Someone save me

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

And I've gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use

Check out the song (here's a link):

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqdA8LHN7I&ob=av2e

One of the things I really like about this song is this line:

In the middle of my little mess, I forget how big I'm blessed.

Reminds me of 2 Corinthians 4:17-18: "For this light and momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to things seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."

These lyrics point me to the Gospel and remind me of how important it is to preach the Gospel to myself.  When I'm bemoaning the little things in life that are driving me crazy, do I recall the Gospel and the goodness of Jesus Christ?  Do I remember that at the end of this life, there is an eternal glory?

The other line I like is this one:

It might not be what I would choose, but this is the stuff you use.

God's using the "stuff" in my life.  He knows what He's doing and He uses each moment of my life to teach and train me. 

So what "stuff" in going on in your life?

How is God using that stuff to mold you and conform you to His image?