Perfection. . . No Where To Be Found?

          Have you ever considered the thought of perfection? Seriously, perfection is everywhere. . . BUT most of us may think that it is no where to be found.

          Allow me to change gears for a moment. We all strive for our own kind of perfection. I realize this might sound ridiculous to some, but when you think about it, our own kind of perfection starts with our appearance. For example, in the morning we put on our clothes, groom ourselves, add touch-ups here & there until we are satisfied. Am I right? . . . . . . Well, have you ever took the time to pause in front of the mirror, when you, perhaps, just woke up & say to yourself "I wonder what my Heavenly Father thinks of me? I wonder how He sees me?" . . . You might think to yourself, Well of course He loves me & thinks highly of me, but that's because He created me.' But do you really hear yourself when you say that? Do you believe it?

          We all struggle for perfection. In this day & age, there is ssoo much riding on how we present ourselves; how we talk; how we sit; how we stand; what we wear; what we like & ssoo much more. Are we worried about pleasing others? Are we worried about pleasing ourselves? Do we even bother to think about pleasing our Father in Heaven?

          Some people don't care what other people think of them & to a certain degree I believe that's important in life. What we should be more concerned about is pleasing the Lord. Now I'm not saying we have to walk around wearing white & angel wings & preach to every person we come across, BUT we should pause in front of the mirror every once in awhile & ask ourselves if He would be pleased with our actions. If He would be pleased with how we treat others, how we go about difficult situations. . . if He would be pleased with how we live & view life.

          Do we stop & smell the roses? When life gives us lemons, do we make lemonade?

    . . . Perfection is everywhere. We are perfect. We are perfect, because He made us. The world is not perfect, though it one day will be, but His plan is perfect. . . . . . The next time you look in the mirror, think to yourself, 'If He were to present me to the world, would He say "Behold this is my son/daughter, in which I am well pleased." ?'

          Through the grace of God, perfection can be achieved. Know that it is a process for us, but in His eyes, we are perfect because He created us. We are perfect because we are found. We are perfect because we are profound!