God loves us just the way we are, but God loves us too much to leave us that way.
This simple truth was reiterated at this weekends service. Amidst the speaking of three different people, the reality of how God feels about each one of us was expressed incredibly well. Through grace, God sees us as perfect up to this point, but much like the artist who has learned a new trick, sees so many ways that we could be improved.
I love the idea that God is the ultimate perfectionist. I would be so content to continue on in my little happy place (and most likely backslide from time to time). My willingness to even think this helps me to understand how easily I forget the underpinnings of grace. If I think my life is good, and I don't have to be open for carving and molding, then I have just insulted Christ on the cross. Lord may I never forget the price that was paid that I might be a work of art continually in process.
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