Nope, You're not Perfect Either!

While thinking back on life itself, I must admit I have made a few mistakes along the way. I won't bother to list them all, but you that know me can think of a few I am sure! Why would I ever look back you ask? You are right, I do not need to look back at my past mistakes, nor do you. Look ahead to the future, to see what is ahead.
We don't have a periscope or a set of binoculars to peer through to see the life ahead of us. But we do have the promises of our Lord. "The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that" Proverbs 29:35
Thank goodness for mercy and grace! God loves us unconditionally! He is so inconceivably good. He is not looking for perfection. He already saw it in Christ. What He is looking for is affection and a close relationship with Him. 
Some people share their testimonies of how bad of a person they were before they met Christ. They say they were on drugs, alcohol, and on and on. I never did that, but I will say that their sin was no greater or bigger than my sins in the eyes of God! I was raised in a Christian home, but I was not (and still not) perfect! When we have a little sin in our life, it separates us just as far from God as a great big sin! To God there is no weight and balance to measure sin, that is man's idea. We tend to judge each other to show ourselves better, when we are not...because we are judging! 
What am I saying? We, yes you too, are not perfect! Nor will we be, until we come face to face with Jesus, the One who makes us white as snow, stand in His Presence and be made whole. 
Not being the perfect Christian should not make us hesitate to serve Him. We know others look to us with expectations. As a Christian living in today's world, demands can be high. The media delivers endless stream of messages to tell us how to look, how to behave, how to eat and my goodness, we see how they dress! Thank goodness God does not expect us to be perfect by their expectations...and neither should you!
God's expectations are the only ones that really matter. Do your best to please God and don't worry so much about others. It is impossible to please the world and why would we want to? God is the one that should be the priority in our lives. Walk daily with Him, like reading the daily news, spend time with Him.
"Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; those who look at every cloud will never harvest crops. Plant early in the morning, and work until evening, because you don't know if this or that will succeed. They might both do well." Ecclesiastes 11:4,6 

"Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing." Psalm 100:2
Blessings,
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