by Cathy Baker
{ Day 7 }
When three people tell you within a two month period that you’re being too hard on yourself, God may be up to something.
Perfectionism has been my enemy for as long as I can remember. You wouldn’t recognize this tendency if you visited my home or caught sight of my unruly brows but it’s there nonetheless. It established patterns of procrastination behind my back, paralyzing me to move forward in certain areas of my life.
Can you relate?
Perhaps it’s because I’m still a WIP (work in progress) that I gravitate towards godly women with a wise perspective, like Ginger Harrington. I had the opportunity to meet Ginger at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference in May and now she’s also a fellow #write31days participant. When I read her post Soul Search: Why Are You So Hard On Yourself? from Monday, I had to share it here, with you. Prepare to be blessed!
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| Ginger Harrington’s 31 Day series |
Ginger’s theme for October is Soul Strength and you’ll not want to miss a post via Ginger’s Corner.
Staying in Step With The Spirit: When we choose to see ourselves as God sees us, we are strengthened by truth — and truth never fails to draw us closer to God.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the “wide fields of grace” You provide for us to run free and forgiven in Your presence. Help us to stand firm in the truth that when You see us, You see Jesus—the only Perfect one.
For it is God’s loving soul search that sets us free to run forgiven in wide fields of grace. -Ginger Harrington
Past #write31days posts:
{ Day 1 } Staying in Step with the Spirit Via Our Senses
{ Day 2 } Staying in Step with the Spirit Via Less Clutter
{ Day 3 } Staying in Step with the Spirit Via Healthy Relationships
{ Day 4 } Staying in Step with the Spirit Via God’s Creation
I love that you're a fellow WIP and recovering perfectionist, Cathy. And Ginger shares some seriously good stuff at Ginger's Corner!
Enjoying your 31 Days and, FYI, I'm all about 70s music too!
Recovering indeed, Susan!
I'll have to remember the 70's comment for Blue Ridge next year. Now to find a disco ball. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
"The Cure for the 'Perfect' Life" and "The Best Yes" are two books I'd encourage you to read. Both are helping me to be easier on myself 🙂
Thanks for the book suggestions, Pattie! I'll check those out this week.
I appreciate your stopping by and sharing. Blessings!
I am being blessed by this series, Cathy! Thx, dear friend❤️
I completely agree, Sheri. 🙂 I'm thankful we're all a work in progress. It gives me much hope!
Thank you for your sweet comments. I am blessed that you've taken the time to share your thoughts on so many posts. Means a lot! 🙂