I'm a confessed perfectionist. I despise making mistakes. I hate
misspelled words (why is misspell so hard to spell?). When I finish a
project, I'm never really satisfied. I'm always aware that it could
have been better. There's always "one more thing" that could be done.

One way of coping is to learn to say "good enough." I could put more
time and effort into it, but this is enough to get by. "Good enough"
works for things that aren't all that important, but what about
important things? Do you want the doctor performing your surgery to
settle for "good enough"? Do you want the man inspecting the airplane
you'll be flying on to aim for "good enough" in his work?

That's the dilemma when I think of my life as a whole. I want to be
perfect, but I'm not. At the same time, I don't want to settle for
something that's just "good enough." I want excellence, yet I'm
painfully aware of the many ways in which I fall short.

That's the dilemma when I think of my life as a whole. I want to be
perfect, but I'm not.

It's an old struggle. The only hope I've found is in the power of Jesus
Christ. He can help me to live the way I should, and he can make up for
all the mistakes that I make. Only through him can this perfectionist
find some peace. In Jesus, I don't have to be perfect. Jesus makes me
perfect. He doesn't just tell me what I should do. He helps me to do
it! And when I resist and insist on doing things my way, He is still
there to forgive me and fix my mistakes.

So I finally found the way to be perfect. I just have to stop trying to
be perfect on my own and let Jesus make me perfect. How much easier
could it be? I know that someday Christ's work in me will be finished
and I will be what I always wanted to be: perfect.  I chose this piece because it is also how i feel in some ways, my friend Tim wrote this and knows my heart as a best friend of Christ should.  Adlandprayerwarrior

Hi Thomas!  :-)

I just have to stop trying to
be perfect on my own and let Jesus make me perfect.

That thought really puts your mind @ ease doesn't it?  We just need to learn to put it all in His hands.....

Brian (drummerboy), i am here to help anyone who is willing to listen. I try to lead by example and so i put what i know in my heart down for you Adlandpro friends. Brian, your a really sweet guy and an encourager as well. But sometimes we also need to be encouraged for maybe having a bad day? forgeting what really we should do as apposed to what not to do sometimes, and giving the time to relax and have a step back. "If your not careful where you walk? you'll end up kissing pavement." Richmond 3:66

Great article Thomas we all make mistakes & yet we give them over to God, Get back up & walk again by faith.
Yes you are right sometimes you need to stew a bit & think things over, just don't allow satin to control those thoughts as then it becomes a "Pity party" (LOL).
God Bless yOU Thomas
Kathy K

Ahh to my sweet Kathy K. Thank you for always posting and encouraging me and to all you post on. Yes sometimes we need to step back and really think of what our main prioritys are first, makes things run better the next time. We can be so consumed with Media, i know i am on a given day, mainly because of circumstances from the past that just keep coming back into your life, or it could be just an over whelming of fame and you just want to make perfect on every little detail? You've always tought me to make time for yourself and i appretiate that Kathy. Thank you. Adlandprayerwarrior