"No one becomes perfect, but some become great.."

The following was actually written quite a while ago. I think this is a good place for me to start while thinking about what I'm trying to do with this blog. I am, by no means whatsoever, an egotistical Christian who's going to tell you what's good and what's not. I am, quite simply, an imperfect child trying to make my way to the Father.

Psalm 143:2 "Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you."

Everybody wants to be perfect right?! But what' so good about being perfect..? It's actually sad if you think about it. I think a lot of people drive themselves to be perfect at something that they do, but after putting a bit of thought into it you realize that you're reaching for something that you will never achieve. Depressing, I know! And even the Bible tells us that we are not perfect. =[[

But the fact that we live for the impossible actually isn't all that depressing. Perfection is perceived as supposedly impossible but let's assume that it is possible! Yay! Perfection leaves no room for improvement, not a single chance of forward motion. I mean where do you go from that? Imagine being a 'perfect' musician. You make platinum albums one after another. But nothing has really changed in between those albums. If you're already perfect then you couldn't possibly make a CD that's better than the one before.

I thank God for my imperfections. I have made, I do make, and I will make a lot of mistakes. But that just makes me know better next time. I'm thankful when I mess up drumming at church because I know there's much more to learn. I'm thankful even when I may begin to stray away from God because He calls me back to Him every time, and it only strengthens my relationship with Him when I see the light again. I am glad when I am proven wrong as it serves as a reminder to the limits of my knowledge.

I guess the simple point here would be that we are not perfect... at all. But we have a model we can follow – the righteous one. Our God is a great and perfect God, and I give thanks that our imperfections allow us to strive to be like the best every day.