Unreasonable Failure and Badness

                                                     When the Door Slams 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.                                          If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.                                                                            1 John 1:8-9

        The truth is that we are both good and bad. Our friends have outstanding strengths that attract us, but they also disappoint us at times. We are created in God's image and have talents and abilities, but we also let ourselves down when we fail. None of us are all good or all bad. True wisdom comes from accepting that we are both good and bad. 

        This remind me of a story about a person after trying to build an image that he was all good. He could not tolerate the idea of having any weakness or failure. He pressured himself to always be perfect. For this "all or nothing" thinking set him up far a fall. And like Humpty Dumpty in the nursery rhyme, the fall came. 

        He felt absolutely helpless and hopeless. He not only saw how he had failed, he now felt like a total failure. He was deceived by denying the truth and believing his own lies. The simple believes every word, But the prudent man considers well his steps. A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. He who is quick-tempered acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated. Proverbs 14:15-17. 

        His perfectionistic tendencies and inability to tolerated weakness, failure, and "badness" both in himself and others finally brought him to the hopeless point of completely mad: insane, crazy or just deranged. We all know someone like this.

        Think about this: We can admit we are unreasonable, foolish or just dump, because God has a solution for that. Our failures can be forgiven and we can go on to face life. We don't have to pretend to be all good, or have all the answers. We can be real and allow the Lord to heal. Thank You Lord Jesus, that you accept me the way I am, so I don't have to pretend to be something or someone I am not.  

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank him for his forgiveness.                          Never Rest Ministries