There is a saying that “if it is not broken, don’t fix it.” Often we seem to apply this in a backwards way. We are always doing something new to keep up the status even if what is current works just fine. Some people think they have to get a new car every two years. Double-knit is the best fabric ever made for clothing, but because it could last forever, the fabric makers saw that they could lose money and quit making it.
The other side of this coin is to not fix something that is broken. We “put up with” many things to avoid hurting feelings or causing an unpleasant confrontation. One definition of tolerating is the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. We could broaden this to include allowance of less than the best. Our society has reached a point of living in toleration versus living in the best. Our criteria for the best in purchases is what is cheapest. Our education system is spitting out people with doctoral degrees who still cannot communicate well or do critical thinking.
This worship of toleration has brought about DEI, Woke-ism, and a world of social ills. It has also brought about lowered efficiency of what people do and what the things do that they create.
We can just look to God’s example for best practice with brokenness and toleration. God has a high standard and He says in Malachi 3:6 – I am the Lord and I change not. He still makes males and females with the same body parts as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with no need for transition from one to the other. He created everything that we need for living life well and man will never make any of it better.
God has a unique way of loving unconditionally even when brokenness is there. He still has the high standard but loves the person to live it.
