Wednesday, November 21, 2007

What's this about?

Welcome! You are looking at my first official blog post on this site. If any of you were readers of my myspace blog, you may recognize some of the things you see here, including the content of this post. However I promise there will be plenty of new stuff. That said, here are some thoughts on what my blog is about.

When perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

You may wonder why this quote is my headline. Those of you who have witnessed the cleanliness of any of the places where I have lived know that I am far from being a perfectionist. So why this one? Well, as you can see, it is from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:10. This is right in the middle of the famous love chapter of Corinthians, which gives a detailed description of agape, or Godly love. 1 Corinthians 13:8-9 reads:

"Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part;"

Essentially what is being said is that we live in an imperfect world, a world where nothing lasts forever. Even many of the gifts of God will eventually pass away; however true love, selfless humble compassionate love, agape love, will always endure. When we one day experience the fullness of Gods perfection, we will be experiencing the fullness of His love. In the presence of this love, all other things fade. Even now, though I am only able to catch glimpses of this love, I am confronted with the fleetingness of this world, and the permanence of the next.

My life could be considered one long cross fade. As the world fades from view, God becomes clearer. Granted, it's taking a while. I'm stubborn, and there is so much that I don't want to give up, even though in my heart I know that God has something better. However I know that despite myself, God knows me, and loves me. He will graciously nudge me further along the path He has laid out for me (although some of the nudges feel like a 2x4 to the head!) until at last I go home, and experience His full and perfect love.

"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:12-13

That's my headline, and this is my blog.

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