God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test , and teach.
I choose goodness... I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.
Worship is the thank you that can't be silenced
Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.
Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened up my clerical collar, you might say.
God is near whether you sense His presence or not.