BEING PERFECT

BEING PERFECT Are you perfect NOT just physically perfect But emotionally perfect And spiritually perfect IF you are-CONGRATULATIONS You are the first person I have met WHO is perfect Other than Jesus Of course Who was perfect SPIRITUALLY “It is GOD Who guides me And makes my way perfect” Psalm 18:32 Me perfect NOT in My wildest dreams Not physically perfect Not emotionally perfect And not spiritually perfect ALTHOUGH I do My very best To FOLLOW the ways Of the Lord In the 19th chapter Of Saint Matthew's gospel Jesus tells a young man Who wishes to follow him WHAT he has to do In order to be perfect “Jesus said.....,'IF you wish To be perfect GO-sell what you have And give it to the POOR And you will have treasure In heaven Then COME FOLLOW ME' WHEN the young man Heard this statement He went away sad For he had MANY POSESSIONS” Matthew 19:21-22 Wow- I can sympathize With this man WHO could go And sell ALL their possessions ESPECIALLY in today's ME first society MAYBE the lesson is JUST to GIVE as much as we can GIVE- At least till it hurts “EVERY MAN Shall give As he is able ACCORDING to The BLESSING of the Lord Thy God Which he has GIVEN YOU” Deuteronomy 16:17 And maybe THE ULTIMATE MEANING Of Jesus' words Is an invitation To give OUR HEART COMPLETELY TO GOD And other people So that There will be NO ROOM In our heart For our possessions ONE THING I do know for sure IS WE should never stop giving Because LIVING IS GIVING And GIVING IS LIVING And when and if We give it all away We will be PERFECT As the Lord IS PERFECT And the truth is NONE of us Will be able to do this So we SHOULD Just give away AS MUCH OF OURSELVES As we possibly can Robert P. Walman August 19th 2014-at Mount Sinai ON THE BEACH Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mitch Finley 9-12-14 2-28-15 1-13-16