Look around at the world that we live in.
Have there always been so many problems in the world?
Let's do a little brainstorming.
What would it be like to live in a perfect world?
Well, I suppose there'd be no pain of any kind.
There'd be no sick days,
no bad hair days,
no Mondays.
Okay, maybe there'd be Mondays but we wouldn't dread them.
For me, I was a paper boy growing up and so for me
a perfect world includes not being chased by any dogs.
So, just a plea for all the 12-year-old paper boys who are delivering your papers,
please put a leash on your dog for their sake.
But all joking aside, what would it be like to live in a perfect world?
I don't know.
I've never lived in a perfect world.
But it hasn't always been this way.
Listen to what God says about Adam and Eve in creation.
God created Adam and Eve in his image.
What does that mean, his image?
If you think about it this way,
think about God's image as having a shell.
And around the shell is our reason, our emotions, and our will.
Inside the shell, the heart of it,
is the fact that they were holy.
God created them holy and that fueled the reason, emotions, and will.
That meant that Adam and Eve could ponder everything about God and understand it.
It meant that they, they could delight in everything that God is.
It meant that their will was perfectly in line with God's.
They had the keys to a meaningful life.
What are the three keys to a meaningful life?
I suppose you could add to the list,
but I think you need three things.
Number one, a good relationship with God.
Number two, good relationship with others.
And number three, opportunities for meaningful service.
So, how are Adam and Eve doing?
Good relationship with God?
Absolutely.
They were perfect and holy, just like God was.
Good relationship with others?
You bet.
They were the only couple, with the exception of me and my wife,
to know what a perfect marriage is like.
If you know my wife, and please tell her that I said that.
But number, three opportunities for meaningful service?
God gave them the task of taking care of creation
and they loved their work.
Now, as you think about those three keys to a meaningful life,
I would guess that you see elements in your life of all three,
but none of them totally perfect.
Why is that?
We're going to talk about that tomorrow.
What would your perfect world look like?
Comment below and join us tomorrow
as we talk more about the keys to a meaningful life.
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