LOVING THE IMPERFECT PERFECTLY

It is a common deception to fall in love with false images. We imagine only the good about something, someplace or someone, only to subsequently discover we have successfully ignored the truth. Human love is delusional because it is selfish at its core; we naturally look for what makes us feel happy, not what makes us challenged, strengthened or better people. Only a godly worldview can prepare us to properly love people or things. Father in Heaven, You love the imperfect perfectly. Grant me Your brand of love, deliver me from my own. Let Your perfecting love in me shape the world around me.