What kind of perfectionist are you? The performance perfectionist, who always goesthe extra mile, but never believes s/he’s getting anywhere? The appearance perfectionist, who worries constantly about what others think, instead of thinking for yourself? The interpersonal perfectionist who searches for the perfect mate, but always seems to wind up alone? The moral perfectionist who can’t forgive him/herself or others, no matter how minor the transgression?
The truth is, your performance at any task will be below average half of the time and above average the other half, contradicting the myth that doing anything less than your best makes you a failure. God doesn’t see you as a failure; He sees you as a learner! It’s better to fail trying something, than to excel doing nothing. A flawed diamond is better than a perfect brick. The key to being free from the stranglehold of perfectionism and low self-esteem is – learn the lesson and forget the details.
If you’re a perfectionist, you need to find out what God says about you in His Word and refuse to believe anything different. The messages you received and the perceptions you formed about yourself in childhood were wrong then, and they’re wrong now. They’re wrong because: (1) God says so. (2) Now you have more experience, knowledge, choice and personal power. (3) “It’s in Christ that we find outwho we are” (Ephesians 1:11 TM). Throw out the old tapes! They simply don’tapply anymore. Learn to forgive yourself, accept yourself, love yourself and believe in yourself, because God does!
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