oops, i did it again...

is it possible to draw some sanctifying parallel by horrible brittany spears lyrics? let me be the first to try.  i'm not playing with anyone's heart, rather paying the cost of exposing mine - pouring belief, a hope for change, a desperate cry for different - met by oops, i did it again.  but, in these times, my roots grow deeper.  i beg Him to humble me. 

i can't help but think of far more powerful words...

so then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good
(1 peter 4:19)

this truth is a privilege.  in the valley, i can know God's goodness.  it makes me, in an odd way, long for more of life's mess - to press me further to attain the Prize.  in this place, sanctification grows.