99.9 PERCENT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH

Baca:

"We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God." (2 Corinthians 3:4-5 NLT)

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Bacaan tahunan:

Thoughts for Today


Perfectionism is an issue for many Christians. Even though we know we became Christians by faith in Christ, not by our works, we sometimes continue to impose the weight of rules and regulations on ourselves. We set standards for ourselves and require perfect adherence to those standards. But measuring ourselves by extreme rules and definitions destroys hope. Even when we do something with 99.9 percent perfection, we still see ourselves as defective because of the .1 percent imperfection.

The result? Feelings of inadequacy, failure, worthlessness. Guilt. Self-condemnation. A common response to all this is, "Since I cannot possibly do it 100 percent right, I will not do it at all.

Consider this ...


When we measure ourselves by those around us or by our own need to be perfect, we may not even try to succeed. All God asks is that we try to do something with our abilities and resources. When we allow ourselves the option of just making moderate progress, we will find the courage to grow in our walk with Jesus and in trusting him to help us do those things he has called us to do.

Have you given up in some area of your life? Consider today's scripture. None of us are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. We can only succeed as we stop demanding perfection from ourselves and begin relying on Jesus to help us accomplish what he wants us to do.

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