As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer, do not delay, O my God! Psalm 40:17 I’ve been helped recently to see with renewed clarity the deficiency of my understanding of this verse and others like it. It only takes someone a few minutes with me to notice a perfectionist attitude. Perhaps over the years it has matured to simply a desire for excellence…but my definition of excellence exceeds what should normally be expected at times…maybe even most of the time. My attitude has always been, “If I can’t be great at ‘X’ then I don’t want to do it at all.” There are many times that I will gladly celebrate this desire to be great at things, and I don't think that it in and of itself is a sinful desire. In fact, we see spiritual leaders like the Apostle Paul striving with all his energy to please the Lord. Paul certainly cares about excellence…just look at the book of Romans! ...
Reflections on a life lived for King Jesus.