Hat tip to Elizabeth for this one which is especially timely since my heart has been heavy observing this very thing and it's not pretty. Thank you, Kristen,  for reminding us that:

  "God uses people who mess up!"   

At least He does if we don't completely destroy them before He gets a chance. : /  

Here is the thing. We are all mess-up's.  Every last one of us. (Rom 3:23)  Dependent upon grace, unable to do good on our own strength. (2 Cor 3:5)  What do we know, really? He says not much because

"…man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Sam 16:7

…and we can't see in there. 

I'm thinking if someone is deemed to be especially messed-up, then we can pray for them.  And iff they are gosh-awfully, pheNOMenally messed up? ( you know, like your's truly over here, for instance…)   Pray harder yet. Certainly we have learned something by the alternative?  

Have mercy.   Be a buffalo. : )