Perfect as He Is Perfect

We are works in progress, 

and the completion of the work will not occur 

until we are glorified in Him. 

But...

we are accountable before the Lord 

to begin the perfection process now.

Perfection is not a goal to be attained; 

it is a path to travel.

Though the work is the Lord’s and not ours, 

we will certainly never arrive at our destination 

unless we walk the path He has provided, 

and that is why it is important—vital—that we try. 

This trying doesn’t look like any other goal-seeking effort...

it is a falling back rather than a striving forward, 

a release more than anything to grasp. 

trusting that on this road forged by Christ’s blood 

we will be led to the perfection He requires. 

Obedience requires a willingness 

to be God-directed rather than self-directed. 

As we succumb to His influence in our moment-by-moment decisions, 

we attain His perfection path.  

--from day 46