Messes happen, but keep on going!

We all get ourselves into messes sometimes. It’s just part of life, plain and simple. But the difference between a man and a boy is how you handle the mess.

If you own up to it, you’re a man. If you don’t, you’re still a boy. If you try and fix it, you’re a man. If you try and hide it, you’re a boy. If you take the heat, you’re a man. If you blame everyone else, you’re a boy. If you face the storm, you’re a man. If you run for cover, you’re a boy.

Messes are here to teach you. They are God lessons to help you become a man… and they will keep coming at you to keep making you an even better man. Get used to it!

Here’s an old poem with a bit of advice, written by Frank L. Stanton:

If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin’!
If it hails or if it snows,
Keep a-goin’!
Aint no use to sit and whine
When the fish ain’t on your line;
Bait your hook and keep a-tryin’—
Keep a-goin’!

When the weather kills your crop,
Keep a-goin’!
Though it’s work to reach the top,
Keep a-goin’!
S’pose you’re out of every dime,
Gittin’ broke ain’t any crime;
Tell the world you’re feelin’ prime—
Keep a-goin’!

When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin’!
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin’!
See the wild birds on the wing,
Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
When you feel like surging’, sing—
Keep a goin’!

This poem keeps me a-goin’ when things get messed up. My pledge is to keep a-going’ no matter what blessed messes may come my way.