The neighborhood was buzzing as adventurous children turned snowy streets and hillsides into icy playgrounds. Golf carts and even dogs pulled makeshift sleds with gleeful passengers aboard. And Leah, bundled up like a miniature marshmallow in her puffy coat, wasted no time diving into the magic.
Her mission? Build the perfect snowman.
Now, Leah’s version of “perfect” might not line up with most Pinterest boards. The snowman’s base leaned like it was halfway through a yoga pose. The twig arms looked more like leftovers from a campfire than proper limbs. The face—fashioned from mismatched bottle caps and buttons—beamed with a lopsided grin. It wasn’t tall, symmetrical, or polished. But to Leah? It didn’t matter.
“It’s perfect!” she announced, as she gently supported her slumping masterpiece.
Leah didn’t care about precision or symmetry. What she saw was something she had created with joy, determination, and just enough snow to hold it all together.
Watching her, I couldn’t help but think: Why don’t we see the world that way more often?
Most of us have a hard time looking past imperfections—our own or anyone else’s. We get so caught up in what’s wrong that we forget to appreciate what’s there.
But God doesn’t see us that way.
He looks at us and doesn’t focus on the crooked parts or the pieces we think don’t measure up. He doesn’t demand perfection. Instead, He sees His creation. He sees the effort, the love, and the heart we pour into life, and He calls it good. He calls us good. Not because we’re flawless, but because we’re His.
And maybe that’s what we need to remember. Perfect doesn’t mean flawless—it means cherished. It means being seen through eyes of love.
The greatest gift we can give—to ourselves and others—is the grace to look past the imperfections and declare, “It’s perfect,” simply because we are called to love as God loves us.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
– 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
In an imperfect world that is demanding we look beyond the divisiveness we are being fed, I love the message here. Great message delivered through a childlike perspective — “perfect” is each of us striving to please our Creator. Perfect is realizing others are doing the same and could use our help along the way!
Very touching.
Amen!! So true, if only we all could see the world thru a childs eyes. Thanks again for all your heart felt messages. Ferrell