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Enjoy the Imperfections

If I said, ā€œWe don’t live in a perfect world.ā€  Almost everyone reading this blog would say, ā€œno!ā€  Some of you would say, ā€œWhat was your first clue, Sherlock?ā€  Others would say, ā€œNow tell me something I don’t know.ā€  In fact, it would be hard to find anyone  on the planet who thinks this world is perfect unless the word ā€œmessā€ is added after the word ā€œperfectā€.    One only needs to take a quick look around to realize that this world is broken.  In fact, the Bible says that ā€œFor we know that even the things of nature, like animals and plants, suffer in sickness and death as they await this great event.  So, here’s my question.   IF everyone agrees that this world is far from perfect, WHY do so many of us chase perfection trying to attain, to lay hold, of it?  We look for the ā€œperfect spouse.ā€   We move from job to job hoping to find the perfect job.   We transfer from one college to an...