Perfectionism the Disease of Pride

Perfectionism is a disease of pride. No one can be perfect even if we can do well. Perfectionism kills ambition and discourages others.

When we know we are not perfect we can enjoy our best, even if it doesn't meet the standards of the perfectionists.

Knowing we cannot "do perfectly" because we are not perfect, allows us to be satisfied with the best we can personally do. This does not mean we become slothful and lazy, it means we can praise God for what He has given us.

Because we know we are not perfect we need not put on pretense about anything, we are free to call a failure a failure and begin again with what we learned from it.

There is no learning without failure. There is no realization of the need for humility without failure, it teaches us things and keeps us trusting in Christ the Perfect One.

Proverbs 26:12

"Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him."

An attitude bent toward personal perfection is one who is self-focused and superior in their own eyes.

Let us walk in the freedom of truth admitting to ourselves those things that need work.