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[bambeal]

Just realized a huge stronghold in my life -- wanting to be "perfect" -- in order to avoid criticism or rejection.  Hmm...this is pretty deep, so hold on to your beltloops....

Spirit of perfectionism is completely rancid.  It inflitrates every portion of my being -- work, relationships, even creatively with my landscape designs -- and I have traced

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perfectionism

[jdirish]

You should read B B Warfield's chronicle of a perfectionist group during the turn of the century. (not the most recent one) History repeats (rinse ; repeat...)Simple ideas such as sanctification can be misunderstood, misused, and abused if the foundational teaching/learning is not there. That's what drives me-
Just as when, in Acts 8, The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." 30: Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. 31: "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Philip explained the passage and the off went the gospel to Ethiopia which became a major stronghold for Christianity for centuries......now THAT's amazing!
Sometimes you feel like a Philip sometime you feel like an Ethiopian

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[bambeal]

Doug -- I really hope this is you --

Seriously -- great words -- to be a Philip and an Ethiopian. Wow!

You better get to postin' some of this wisdom!!

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[jdirish]

you are so right Carl, it does not have my other link!

http://magicwonder.wordpress.com/

We will be amongst the minions amorrow my dear.
D

[inaweofgrace]

I struggled with that too! Praise God for His grace!

[inaweofgrace]

Also so glad I ran across your page! It is so encouraging and helpful!