Life is messy, yet there is a purpose. God’s plan for us may not always be clear and direct. It’s a process. Sometimes it involves pain and may not look like what we think it ought to look like. Other times life feels free and flows smoothly. All the while God is revealing his heart and shaping our heart at the same time. Everything about the birth and life of Jesus culminates in his death and resurrection. It is through the death and resurrection of Jesus that we most clearly see God’s extravagant love for us. It is by the way we live our lives that we most clearly display our extravagant love for God.