Yesterday, Ed left this as his #1 Christmas wish:
Keep my slightly imperfect life slightly imperfect.
I read it three times, just to get what he was saying. I have to painfully admit that I couldn’t agree more. This is so important, both in awareness and in gratefulness. Since college, I’ve faced enough imperfection in myself. Not to mention that my life over the past year has been much harder than I’ve even begun to let on in this blog. If I were writing the perfect story of my life over the past year, things would be VERY VERY VERY different right now. I’m ready for 2008 to be over with.
But, at the same time, I know that there’s an upside, a benefit, to all the imperfections I’ve had to face. I’m aware of the fact that imperfect is MUCH better than perfect. What would I be if my life was perfect?
- Spoiled
- Weak
- Prideful
- Selfish
- Bored
- Condemning
- Weak
- Ungrateful
- Weak
- Spoiled
Yeah. That about sums it up.
What about you? I don’t think any of us would be dumb or bold enough to claim perfection, so chime in: what would you be if your life was perfect?
unable to empathize with others. I would be the most unrelatable person on the planet.
(which is why Jesus coming was so incredible; despite His perfection, He was also human, and able to understand our weaknesses.)
I’d be perfect.
Seriously, though, I think if you or me were perfect we wouldn’t be anything but perfect.
Are you asking about perfection in “sin” terms or perfection in “this is my life” terms?
2 totally different answers depending on the question.
Obviously, my answer for the first one is above. If we were perfect in regards to whether we ever sinned or not, then we would never be prideful, selfish, arrogant, etc…because we’d be perfect.
If we lived the “dream” life, ya know, the perfect life as culture dictates, then I’d have to agree with you…I’d be prideful, selfish, arrogant, etc.
um… um… My head hurts
Please see my husband for all further theological debating. kthx
If I was perfect I would NOT NEED God’s love and Grace…
and Hun… I’d rather be UNPERFECT and bathe in His grace instead.
The “perfect life” idea is so foreign to me, it’s hard for me to even wrap my mind around what I’d be like. I don’t know how truly selfish or arrogant I’d be. I can’t figure that far into hypothetical land. But I can say without a doubt, that I would probably be thoroughly ungrateful. If there is one thing I have learned this past year, it is a deep gratitude for the many wonderful things in my life.
I’m with Russ on this one.
I’d be arrogant and self-centered. I’ve learned that the things Ive been through have helped me to be more compassionate to others.
Thank God hes knows what HE’S doing. : )
self absorbed
Red: Sounds like we need to start a theological debate on this here blog. I’ll see if my man will moderate. I try to avoid such issues!
Oh Mandy, it can be SO fun and enlightening!
Iron sharpening iron…delving deep into each other’s souls…
But,…I get it. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
Red: I drink plenty from that cup – living with Mr. Theology!
the more I am aware of my imperfections, the more I appreciate the perfection of Grace.
That’s all.
Dead.
Dead to self- in this life (the perfection to which Russ alludes).
…or physically dead and regenerated in Heaven (the perfect life).
I really can’t imagine what a “perfect in terms of circumstances” life might look like on this Earth – too many dependencies, too many others directly or indirectly responsible for my perceived experience of a perfect and carefree existence.
So again, I say “dead”. Wait…didn’t Jesus say in order to live we must die?
i think i would be unable to love Christ. so many times our imperfect moments bring us so much closer to Him.
A fanatic.
What would i be if my life was perfect?
Redundant!
God!
Nothing and everything.
If we chase perfection it will elude us, rather we are to let it perfect us through realisation of the truth. and overcoming the lie.
There is much more to our life than we can sense with our body alone. Unless we realise all of who we are life will remain imperfect.
To do that we have to be willing to ‘open up’.
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an island.
condemning
What a horrible thing to think about!