Blog #Perfectionism

Sometimes, in our pursuit of perfection, it is easy to think that the journey is finished – that we understand all we need to know, that we get what it means to be a Christian, and maybe even most of all, to just escape all the pain of the past... Nonetheless, every day we get a chance to fill it up with God. What an honor to take all our hurts, all our pain and bring it to the foot of Jesus – the One who understands hurt like no other.

For some reason, those of us with OCD or anxiety seem to think that we need to be perfect all the time. We set too high of goals for ourselves. We need to lighten the load a little. We need to bring the bar down to something we can actually achieve. There’s nothing wrong with giving ourselves a little gift in this area: the gift of imperfection.

I don’t know about you, but I am so hard on myself. I expect perfection. I set the bar so high for myself and don’t accept setbacks. And, when I don’t measure up to the man-made rules I set for myself, I quickly feel distressed. It’s as if all my energy is taken away from me, and I give way to panic. How do we manage to feel joyful and happy in the midst of panic? We give our cares over to God. We loosen the burden. Some of us are holding burdens we were not meant to carry.

In a hurting world, there is still hope. Romans 8:28 has been my lifeline. In this blog, I talk about living in the moment. It can greatly change our lives.