Are You A Perfectionist?

03/09/23 • 24 min

Perfectionism kills! It kills any chance of real rest like Jesus promises us in Matthew 11:28-30. Today, we dive into the characteristics of a perfectionist and how they can be detrimental to growing in the love of Jesus and living everyday peace.

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When I Thought I Could Fly

I remember as a kid doing some, shall I say, funny things. I mean come on, I was the only boy among five sisters; a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to keep himself entertained. I remember one gloriously idiotic day in particular. I call it The Commencement of My Inner Evil Knievel. I was going to fly! The only problem was that it was impossible!

Perfection is impossible. Many people are simple restless by the standards they put on themselves. They strive to have everything just right but end up feeling like a failure no matter the outcome. This is not the way Jesus has called us to live!
This episode and the next, we talk about the characteristics of a perfectionist and how they rob us of Christ's joy and soul rest.

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3 Dangers of Pleasure

Have you ever really noticed those commercials? What is the imagery they use all the time to get you to buy? It’s usually someone with their hands folded tightly around a warm cup of coffee and a convincing expression of pure bliss as they sit on their newly financed velvet curved loveseat. Or it is someone peacefully lying down on a $4,000 mattress that claims to be the cure-all to sleepers everywhere. Or what about an advertisement for a vacation getaway or grand resort? They say things like,

“Your calm awaits here!”
“Where happiness begins.”
“Where problems are far away.”

Do you know what they are trying to say? “If you come here or buy this, your problems will all go away and you can finally be at rest.”
You were made for rest and pleasure. God has ingrained in every fiber of our being the desire to Sabbath—rest. I’m talking about the mentality of Sabbath that refreshes our souls and breathes in the constant flow of Christ’s enriching peace every day. That is what the world is so desperately trying to imitate. And it’s through this God-given desire that we often set our eyes to the skies, hoping the next pleasure will give us a stillness in our soul.
Here are 3 dangers of pleasure...

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