Recovering Perfectionist
I could name this blog category many things. Over the last year, it has become about far more than just recovering from perfectionism, although that's still a huge aspect. These posts also chronicle my journey away from legalism, self-guilt, self-doubt, lack of boundaries, and hardcore "fundamental" Christianity. I'm a work in progress and recovery has not been easy.
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Realizing you can’t do it all (on reprioritizing, restrategizing, and taking scissors to my schedule)
I've been trying to do way too much. So I took scissors to my schedule and started cutting.
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Grace in the wilderness: the blessings of legalism
The restrictive cocoon of legalism was a necessary part of my life. It couldn't make me fly, but there would be no butterfly without it.
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From legalism into grace: one man’s life-changing story
He left everything behind. All the rules, all the standards, all the goodness. He let go of his own righteousness so that he could embrace the grace of Christ. He let go of…
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My motivation: “chosen, holy, and dearly loved”
The difference between grace-filled me and former legalistic-me has very very little to do with what I do or don't do, what I abstain from and what I participate in. But it has…
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Accepting grace means letting go of your own goodness
You cannot accept God's grace for your daily Christian life until you let go of your own righteousness. God's grace and your own goodness are incompatible. It's one or the other, and you…
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“Leave it all behind…” – the moment I left legalism in my heart
And so I left it all behind. All the working for His favor. All the seeking for answers. All the desiring of the acceptance of people. Because He already has what I need.…
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“You are God, You are God, Of all else I’m letting go!”
In that moment, I felt myself truly let go of “all else.” I felt myself running to his arms. Accepting his love, his peace, his forgiveness, and his grace.
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The real me
When I really grasped it, that big weight that I had been carrying around (guilt, shame, expectations, fears) just slipped off my back.
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“Sitting on the premises” – sometimes, it’s okay not to serve in church
Let's remember that while there is definitely value in serving God, sometimes, there's just as much value in "sitting on the premises."
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There are no “entry-level positions” with God
Because there are no "entry-level" positions in God's eyes. There are no ladders to climb to make us more important than another Christian.
