progress

A perfect ten? Practice makes perfect? The perfect storm? What's with the obsession for perfection? I feel sorry for those who deem themselves as perfectionists simply because they may actually believe that they can achieve perfection. Don't get me wrong... I believe in always putting my best foot forward but how many times have you ever really done something perfectly?

The truth is even God is not looking for us to be perfect. He's not looking for perfection, just progress. I think He is looking for us and desires for us to get today just a little better than yesterday. Simple progress.

till death do us part...

When you give your life to someone else it is a two-part commitment. First of all, you have the initial promise (I do). But it doesn't stop there. In fact it only begins with those first words. That promise must be carried out day after day in order to stay in tact. Even though I told my wife I would love her forever I must be true to that day after day. What began as my initial vow must be carried out each day. In other words, I must act married.

I think the same is true in our salvation as we make a commitment to follow God. It too is a two-part deal. I make that initial promise or request and vow my eternal surrender to my Creator. But that isn't where it stops. In fact it only begins with those first words. That promise must be carried out day after day in order to stay in tact. Even though I told God I would love Him forever I must be true to that day after day. What began as my initial vow must be carried out each day. In other words, I must act redeemed. I must act changed. I must act committed.