Perfection is always in a state of shift, it is not stagnate. In its true sense, it is a verb, not a noun. When we see a perfect sunset, a millisecond later it is already changed, and in yet another form of perfection. When we see a physically fit man or woman, we may see them as perfect, yet their bodies need constancy in their fitness regime to maintain it. When we recognize that “perfection” is a constant place of movement towards the best that we can be, we can relax into happiness and confidence much easier. We can better understand faith and love.
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells the crowd all the ways they can be blessed and how to discern the better choices in their lives, and concludes with “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48). What does this really mean? It means constantly looking to follow love and choose the way of love in the midst of everything else. It means that in spite of temptations and setbacks, we can let go of any despair, depression or pressure of demanding the achievement of never-ending flawlessness.
Perfectly Loved While Flawed
We are loved while in our imperfections, and loved perfectly. We are in a state of becoming. In the scriptures, many people were called perfect - yet they were still corrected, admonished and encouraged, so we see again that being perfect does not always mean being completed, but is a process. While every now and then we may sense that place of completion in perfection (noun) it can rarely be sustained for long in this period of time. However, pursuing that completion is always a perfect choice (verb).
The Bible book of Ephesians gives us a lot of encouragement in this walk (forward movement) of perfection. “…live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3) In the King James Version (KJV) of the scriptures, Ephesians 4:12 “For the PERFECTING of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:” In other translations such as NIV, the same scripture says “…to EQUIP his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up…” This is just one example of the original Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew words where “perfecting” is rendered as “equipping, exhorting, training, developing, maturing, wholeheartedly.” These translations are not about a stagnate completeness, but moving towards a future objective. Our choice to “make every effort” is a place of growth that is blessed and seen as reflecting love, perfectly.
Perfectly Polishing Our Facets of Love
So you see, we aren’t called to God because we are flawless! We are each called to grow and equip ourselves with ever-expanding Divine Love, with grace and humility. It is a path of constantly learning and polishing the facets of the love that He placed within us. In this way, we are perfect, when we freely choose to move towards that love. It does not matter if we have an imperfect body, are in a wheelchair, “too” old, “too” young, “too” poor, “wrong” religion, “wrong” color, “wrong” sex, “wrong” nationality. God loves us perfectly and already knows the full potential within each of us. We are all His children, and He has a perfect plan, and only asks for our free-will participation to be part of that sustained and complete perfection available under His future reign. (Matthew 5,6; Jeremiah 29:11)
Now, do you have perfect love? YOU DO if you are in the mindset of wanting to polish it further. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) Do you have perfect faith? YOU DO if you are choosing to develop and train it. “…be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:23,24) This is why we can have confidence and be joyful in the midst of it all when the scripture says “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) So intensify your love and raise it to a higher standard - not just by avoiding the bad stuff, but actively pursuing the greater good. See yourself as God does, as already accomplished while still in the process of becoming who you were created to be; a reflection of His love, and constantly choosing to develop it more. END 2023 (c) Tiffany Snow
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