Releasing Perfection

As we continue processing about vices and virtues this week, we run into ourselves. We notice that in the past week our spouse and, yes, we too, have been imperfect.

We have imposed our vices on one another in the name of security instead of being vulnerable and doing what is hard.

Yet there is hope. As much as you kick against the goads this week, I want you to remember something.

Doing your work is worth it. Noticing yourself slip up is part of it all, a part you didn’t used to look at with both truth and grace.

If you’re struggling, consider confiding in a trusted friend, your spouse, or a coach for support.

This coming week, offer up a release to God that though you are imperfect, you are loved - we all deserve another go, none of us are able to do it without grace. I love the song “Second Chances” by Gregory Isaac Asimov (a romantic song worth a listen as you sip coffee!) because it reminds us of this important truth.

Understanding this about yourself and your spouse will give you the courage to take a deep breath and to let your plans to take care of yourself change a bit as you fall on God and keep the plans a little looser, yourself a little less rigid, and a little less determined to have full control. 

Wes and I are doing this with you today and it’s exciting to see growth come in unexpectedly in spaces we used to be so stubborn! Let’s keep growing together!