Desire for perfection ihas been my Achilles heel in my kingdom work for so long. I have wanted to get so many things “right." Motherhoood. Marriage. Career. Success. Finances. Cleaning. Work. Just everything. I want to to be pleased with me so I work at it so hard so much so I almost will definitely run myself in the ground.
But God never told me life would be perfect. These are my standards of life that I chose to set. Unnecessary boundaries and limits I foolishly placed on my God, by telling Him the life I want. I also tend to put the pressure on those around me to fit the mold I created in my mind that I thought would keep me at peace. God shook the crap outta my standards in five years and threw them at my feet at the alter. "No ma’am. This is not what I have for you."
Jeremiah 29:11 isn’t just a scripture to quote when we are going through a tough time. God says read the whole thing children. Jeremiah 29 is a message written by Jeremiah from God to His people placed in captivity in Babylon. I can image they were distraught and discouraged feeling as if God had abandoned them. God uses scripture as a parallel to our lives a reminder that He loves us just as much and that when we are feeling in captivity in certain areas of our lives, this applies to us to!
So what God wants us to know is our lives are important to him, but we cannot build and establish anything without Him. He must be in the center.
Vs 7 says "even though you are in bondage seek peace.
See that's like a cuss word for a perfectionist lol say what now God? Perfectionists aka me, Ebone Kimber feel like I have to fix it before I can move on. God says uh uh. He told the Israelites they would be in captivity, in trouble, in bondage for SEVENTY YEARS!!! Like what!! Whew Jesus! And then said in the most quoted verse, vs 11" I know what I am doing, I planned this for you, trust me."
The whole thing is a PROMISE! Dont think for one second however that a promise comes without the work for the kingdom. We have to do our part. He is clear in versus 12 and 13
1 . Call on me
2. Come to me
3. Pray to me
4. Seek me
5. Find me
That is the standard. Not the carefully crafted “perfection” that I or even you have created in our minds. He told us He has plans to prosper us to give us hope and future, not just our vision and plan.
So I am shedding my standards, casting them away to the Lord and my expectations are on Him. I have to renew this with Him everyday until I get it right because I have to admit that I am an imperfect person in order to strip before God and allow Him to have full control. Everyday is a journey. And totally worth it.
Gid Bless. 🙏🏽
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