Letting
Go and Letting God
by
Robbin Brent
Last Sunday Heidi Kim explored the “relentless tyranny of perfectionism” and the harm it has done, individually and communally. She shared that spending far too much time regretting what she hasn’t done gets in the way of her doing what she can. She ended by asking, “How might we let go of “perfect” to embrace what is well and true?”
I keenly relate to Heidi’s description of perfectionism
as a relentless tyranny. I would add to that the tyranny of busy-ness in order
to mask my fears about how well I am doing in life. It seems like no matter how
hard I work on a project, problem, or relationship (or worry about the
situation while procrastinating), I often second-guess myself and the
sufficiency of my efforts. This has softened over the years as I have patiently
addressed this painful tendency, and now, instead of an underlying driving
cadence of next, and next, and next, I more often experience a sense of ease
and openness. To move from relentless tyranny to freedom and a place of
spaciousness in which we shift from “Here I am God,” to “Here we are.”
The season of Lent offers us an opportunity to reflect on
essential questions. We may want to consider how to let go of perfectionism in
order to be more available to all that God desires to offer through us. To ask
what do we need to let go of in order to more freely enter God’s prayer for us?
What do we need to let go of in order to be freer to love others in God with
all of our heart, with all of our soul, with all of our strength, and with all
of our mind?
Making
It Personal:
Can you think of a recent situation that has been
impaired by the relentless tyranny of perfectionism?
What questions would you like to ask God right now?
Do you have a
trusted friend or small group where you can share your journey and what you
might want to let go of during this season of Lent?
Living
Well Through Lent 2021
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