by David Scott Robertson
What would a perfect day look like?
I'm not just talking about perfect weather,
But an all-around perfect day for you?
So get out your legal pad and pen
And let's write down the components of a perfect day.
THE PERFECT DAY ACCORDING TO ME
- I'm with my family.
- My spouse and I are in love like newlyweds.
- It's my day off work.
- We're all at the park on a picnic.
- I don't have a headache.
- We're playing Frisbee.
- Then we fish in the stream at the park.
- We are laughing.
- We are happy.
- We are together.
- To top it off we go out for dinner at a fine restaurant and let them do the dishes.
- Finally, we close the day eating popcorn and playing games in front of the fireplace.
- It has been the perfect day.
Wow!
That IS a great day!
To be together with those you love the most
Who love you back
In a safe, comfortable, fun environment…
Who could ask for anything more?
Surely, this comes close to most people's idea of a perfect day!
But wait a minute.
Let's think about this.
If our definition of a perfect day
Looks anything close to this idyllic scenario
Then by default that rules out all other days unlike this one as being perfect.
That means that no day that I am at work can be perfect.
That means that no day it rains can be perfect.
That means that no day my wife and I have a disagreement can be perfect.
If my family and I are not at the park,
Or maybe I have a headache,
Or perhaps we don't have the extra cash to eat out…
In other words,
If anything else on our list is not just right
Then we cannot experience a perfect day.
Think of it!
That might average out to two or three perfect days in an entire lifetime!
Clearly,
Our reality,
Our perceptions,
Our core values of life cannot be based upon external circumstances.
If we wait for conditions to be perfect we'll never accomplish anything.
Most everything on planet Earth that
Has been done
Has been done
By people who were operating in less than perfect
Bodies, circumstances, or conditions.
As I pen these words
My right foot is propped up with an ice pack on my swollen ankle
That I twisted when I fell down the stairs this morning.
So does the fact that I have to limp painfully everywhere I go today
Negate my chances for the perfect day?
No way!
I choose not to live a "perfect bowling score" lifestyle.
If you miss knocking down even one pin in the game of bowling
You cannot achieve a perfect score.
So what!
Hear me!
Life is a wondrous gift from God.
God's presence makes bad things
Tolerable,
Bearable,
Even beneficial to my personal growth and character development.
Whether good or bad,
Sunshine or rain,
In sickness or in health,
The Lord Jesus Christ can literally make every day the perfect day
When it is lived out according to His divine will and plan.
DSR
10/4/00