when god created the world, he knew we weren't going to be perfect. he knew that we would screw up, that we would all do things that we would regret, beginning with adam and eve in the garden. god doesn't call us to be perfect. in fact, he knows that's impossible for us to be. he calls the broken which means he calls each of us.
after the flood waters parted and noah stepped out of the ark with his family, god called noah to build an altar. at that altar, god met each person. he met each person in their struggle, and called them to something greater than themselves. he knew that each person coming to that altar would be broken, but he still used them. he looked beyond their brokenness and into their hearts -- something greater than we could ever think or do. romans 12: 1-2 - "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to god - this is your true and proper worship. do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind and spirit. then you will be able to test and approve what god's will is - his good, pleasing, and perfect will." good. pleasing. perfect. come to the altar. god knows what each of us is going through, and still calls us to do his will on earth. he will meet you in your struggle.
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