The Chains of Perfectionism

"He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap"  -- Ecclesiastes 11:4 / NASB

When you think about the media, they deliver a endless stream of messages that tell you how to look, how to behave, and how to dress.  The media's expectations are impossible to meet - God's are not.  God does not expect perfection - and neither should you.

If you find yourself bound up by the chains of perfectionism, it is time to ask yourself who you are trying to impress, and why.  If you are trying to impress other people, it is time to reconsider your priorities.  Your first responsibility is to the Heavenly Father who created you and to His Son who saved you. Then, you bear a powerful responsibility to your family. But, when it comes to meeting society's unrealistic expectations, forget it!  After all, pleasing God is simply a matter of obeying His commandments and accepting His Son. But as for pleasing everybody else? That's impossible!

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Lord, this world has so many expectations of us, but today we will not seek to meet the world's expectations; we will do our best to meet Your expectations. We will make You our ultimate priority.  Lord, by serving You, by praising You, by loving You, and by obeying You.