Is my greatest desire to attain the world’s definition of
perfection or Christ’s definition of perfection?
I must admit that I am living to achieve perfection through what I accomplish compared
to accepting the gift of grace which sets me free and enables me to find my
peace and perfection in the one who made me!
On a daily basis I am surrounded by the promotion of
artificial perfection-Get the perfect body, hair, skin, nails, clothes, grades,
job, future, boyfriend, etc. I become overwhelmed with the expectations that
the world sets because I cannot fulfill any of them. I compare myself to other
women I see who appear to be perfect through the media, magazines, movies etc. Then it leads me down a dark trail that
contains self-pity, discouragement and thoughts that I have failed including
that I am not smart enough, pretty enough, thin enough. This road is a dark
place to be and some travel to this place more than others, but this is the
exact place where Satan wants you to be. But by the grace of God he can bring
good out of evil and in doing so when you begin to enter into this dark place
of self-pity immediately turn it over to God and admit that yes you will be
never be good enough according to the world’s standards, but through the blood
of Christ we have been set free and made into a new image. Accept the fact that
you will never be perfect is a blessing because then you can set your mindset
free from the pressures of having to achieve perfection. Instead of focusing on
attaining your own perfection focus on God’s perfection. By getting into the
habit of setting yourself free every day from the idea of perfection begin by
praying before you even get out of bed by humbling yourself before God and asking
Him to renew your mind, body and spirit with his peace and his beautiful perfection
that sets you free. Surrender yourself to Him and let go of all the pressures
and expectations the world tries to burden you with. Allow him to transform your perspective on
perfection and give Him the opportunity to work through your imperfections. So
stop striving to find perfection in what you do and instead find your
perfection in Him.
“My grace is all you need. My power works best in your
weakness. So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of
Christ can work through me. That is why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and
in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12: 9-10
God Bless,
Sierra
