Nobody's Perfect

The title is true. Nobody is, in fact, perfect. So how do we know what perfect is? Why do our minds have an idea of what is flawless or spotless, and then compare ourselves to it? Life would be easier if we didn't have an idea of what was perfect, because then we would just say "we are who we are" and there is no perfection to compare ourselves to.

But even if I tried to "scrap" the idea of perfection and just live my life... I would still compare. I would still want to be better (in one way or the other) and I would try and be more "perfect" than the people around me. Why would I do that? I believe it's because we are all made in the image of One who is perfect. We have a distant memory or recollection of something that has every good characteristic, is perfect in every way, and we long for that distant memory. Our Creator (who we are modeled from) is perfect and so it makes perfect sense that we long for perfection.

So, if there is a perfect God (being without fault or defect) that exists, that must mean that there is a perfect way to be/to live/to desire. This must also mean that there are better paths than others, better choices than others, better feelings than others, better ways than others. For example, I think we can all say it is better to live in a house than on a street... the person on the street may not have control over their living conditions but they would probably still admit that indeed, a house has better living conditions and they would desire a house to live in. I think we can also say that it is better be raised by parents who have not been divorced. Studies have shown that divorce does affect kids and while kids do not choose to be put in those situations, they are still affected by them. If you were to give someone the choice: would you rather be raised in a house where the parents are divorced or together? I think the answer would be obvious. These situations are only a few examples of better paths out of the millions that exist!

It is a trend in our society to say that no path is "better" than another. And I know why that is a trend... because in a lot of situations, people do not choose the lesser path, they get placed right smack dab in the middle of it! After all, my parents got divorced and there was nothing I could do about it! And nobody wants to be told they have been raised in a "lesser" way than other people... But that should not keep us from being able to say that a better path EXISTS and have the courage to choose it when we get the chance. Do the greatest of people come from the worst of paths? YES! Do the worst of paths mean you will be worse off? Not if you choose to overcome them! But to overcome them, we often have to heal from them and acknowledge that there are better paths for us to choose. Do not settle for mediocrity, friends... live for the BEST paths because they do exist. If there is a perfect creator who created us in His image, there is a way that He wants us to live and we should be searching for it! The title still stands true--we will fail in our journey to choose the best because we are sinful in a sinful world, but accept the grace the Jesus Christ offers and continue your pursuit of excellence.

Philippians 1:9-10 "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may discern what is BEST and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ."