There's this idea we all have... that our lives have to be perfectly in order. All of our 'ducks in a row', all of our future planned for and set aside for. We have to look perfect, act perfectly and think perfectly. Our kids, husbands, homes, vehicles- well, they are all expected to be looking perfect too. All lined up. Every side organized, compartmentalized, and clear. There should be no messes or confusion.
This is what we want. This is what we expect of ourselves. It's what we want others to see when they look at us. Wow- Don't we look smart! All organized and pretty.
Guess what?
I am not perfect. I am a mixed up rubix cube. Even when I work my butt off to get one 'side' of my life together- where all of those nine brightly colored stickers match up, the other sides take a hit. They are more confused than ever. I've been neglecting them while I've concentrated on just one part.
And the sad part is, that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if I try to 'fix' any of those other sides, the one that currently looks perfect is going to be totally shattered. It's devastating.
Let's just imagine for a moment, that we aren't the ones who have to make our lives 'perfect'. What if there is someone else out there that helps put the colors where they need to go? Someone who's arranged our mixed up colors in just the right way?
What if He then places the 'messed up' us into a greater group of 'messed up' others? All imperfect, all disappointed in our disharmony.
Maybe we need to stop expecting perfection from ourselves, and from those around us. Take a step back from our lives. See how those parts are exactly where they need to be. See with new eyes how all those messes....
Create a masterpiece.
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14
Love you, friends.
1 comment:
I honestly do think that we are all differently skilled and have different intelligences and that it must be so in order for society to thrive. All blacksmiths and no gardeners makes for difficult survival. We are all a village of people who have good and bad and ugly parts and when we work together for greater good than what we can attain for ourselves, we somehow camouflage the ugly/bad and more effectively utilize the good. I love it.
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