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Perfect

5/4/15

There is one word in the dictionary that I feel does not belong there and that word is perfect.  Regardless of the hype, there are only a few things in this world that are truly perfect.  A perfect golf game for instance, or a perfect bowling score or a perfect test score, these are a few of the exceptions to the rule.

But for any of us to presume that any person or circumstance is perfect is deceiving and we are deceiving ourselves.  We have been programmed to shun anything imperfect and to constantly seek perfection.  The constant relentless brainwashing in TV ads, magazine articles, radio announcements, movies, etc. leads us to believe that anything less than perfect or anyone that has flaws is unacceptable and not worthy.

But if we look at the one truth that is liberating, and allow it so set us free, we will soon understand that there are no perfect employers, companies, pastors, churches, wives, husbands, siblings, children and so on.  And for some people this is a hard pill to swallow.

We are constantly seeking to find the perfect house, car, mate, job, friend, etc. and if the dictionary's definition of perfect sets the standard for true happiness, then we have set ourselves up to fail based on our perception of what perfect is and we miss the blessings of what happiness is.

We are not a flawless society.  A person’s search for perfection in their marriage, in their relationships, in their peers, in their employers, in their employees, in their parents, in their children has many times put the relationship at risk because it is based on what our perception of perfect is based on unreal expectations.  Marriages have failed, relationships have become estranged because perfect was the standard for the relationship. 

How many people have taken their lives because they either could not live up to their perfect reputations, their parent’s wishes, the unreasonable expectations of their spouse or some other person's expectation?  How many people lost their jobs because an employer wanted everything done perfectly and anything less was not acceptable?  We took the word perfect and ran with it.  I even found myself, after being off work for a year, praying asking GOD for that perfect job which I have since come to realize does not exist but a purposeful job does. 

We should thank GOD for imperfections because it is when we are imperfect, or the situation or circumstance is imperfect that we realize how much we need GOD and how we must to look to HIM to be all we need and give us all that we need.

If we stop wasting our time looking for perfection in any man, woman or situation and begin to concentrate and focus on the perfect JESUS and cling to the perfect CREATOR, GOD HIMSELF, then and then only will we find that perfect peace that is promised throughout HIS perfect word . 

GOD BLESS YOU