Is there such a thing as objectively good? 

If there is, I'm in constant pursuit of it, I think we all are. I think it's safe to say that we're always in pursuit of "an objective good thing" in many areas of life, whether we realize it or not.

Artists want their work to be recognized as good.

Writers strive for that feeling of reading through the piece one last time and thinking "This is it."

Musicians refine and record time and time again in hopes that someone might hear their song and ask, "Who is this? It’s good."

Those in business try to avoid losses and red numbers in favor of more green, in the name of doing good business.

And this is good. It's all good. It should be good. But I fear that our constant striving for good is equivalent to building idols unto gods that can never be reached.

If we’re always striving for good, gritting our teeth at what we deem is "bad" or "not what we were wanting,” then we’re creating a habit of never being content with what we have or where we are at. Maybe we need to accept the fact that sometimes what we imagine is good for us… is actually making certain that we’re stuck in our ways… not progressing in areas of our lives.

Recently, I've been forced to adjust my perspective in ways that have challenged me. This year has been a journey where I've learned to be grateful for where I'm currently at in many areas of my life – creatively, emotionally, physically, and spiritually I felt like I was being force fed a harsh reality check that I didn't want to receive. For the last eight months, I've had an idea of what was good for my life. I now realize that if what I thought was good had happened, I would be even more challenged right now. Objectively, what I dreamt up as the best case scenario, was a facade – and what I’ve learned to endure through, has proven itself to be objectively good for my life.

So what does this look like in the context of our cultural hunt for objective good? How do we tear down the idols we've constructed unto false good? "Our good," that in reality is likely just our selfish wants disguised as essential needs.

We abandon our ideals – and accept that sometimes life, people, opportunity, effort, or God Himself will tell us exactly what we should strive for.

Artists need to be selfless.

Writers need to give themselves slack.

Musicians need to stop and appreciate their efforts.

Businesspeople need to accept losses in stride.

Because often, an outsiders perspective is a picture much more vibrant than what we had imagined for ourselves.