Testimony Title: If perfection isn't attainable then why do we do it??
The "Allergen" perfection and signs you are affected by it:
1.You go to UNC
2.If you make something and it looks right, you’ll find something wrong with it and GOD FORBID YOU ACCEPT HELP
3.You are a bigger critic of yourself than your parents
4.You have nightmares that people will see you fail
5.You are haunted by past failures/embarrassing moments/ flub-ups.. Etc.
6.Your friends call you and you’re in Davis doing homework for next month
7.You develop stomach ulcers/ eating disorders/ studying disorders/ sleep disorders/exercise disorders all while trying to achieve the dean’s list
8.You constantly degrade yourself
9.You can’t accept anything that diverts from your plans.
The "annoying rash" that results from perfection (sinful results)
The "annoying rash" that results from perfection (sinful results)
1.You are OBSESSED with details (You can’t see the forest for the trees)
2.You refuse to rely on anyone but yourself to handle your burdens.. Especially the J-man
3.You walk away from fellowship/make it look like you’re in fellowship and are doing fine
4.Trying anything and everything to prove that you don’t need Jesus or his “rules”
5.Just for once, you want to not think, so you find outlets in drinking, drugs, sex (basically bucking the system any way you can where there might be “shades of gray” in the Bible)
6.You are so angry and you don’t know why
7.You are so fed up with the way people don’t match up with your expectations of what “real friends” should be
8.You won’t admit you have any problems, especially with control.
These are just the first two slides from my talk so there is a lot here to go through. One thing about lists that is important to people is their visibility. I wrote these two slides as a presentation of our motivations for trying to control our situation and goals toward achieving perfection. The results are not all encompassing, I'm sure there are MANY more sinful effects that result, these are just the ones I have dealt with myself or seen in my friends. I really thought that for my testimony to be effective, I had to give some concrete examples. Granted not all of these strivings lead to sin, but if the Lord isn't behind the goals you have set for yourself and you leave him out of your plans, then it isn't going to work. I think the biggest deal is how well we juggle our abilities that we know we have and the abilities that we think we have.
I really want to thank everyone who has encouraged me in my testimony and the validity of the things I said. I especially want to thank Jenny King for praying for me before my talk, it really was encouraging to hear her words. I'm coming off of a high from this weekend. Even though I'm tired, I'm so inspired by the men and women in our chapter. This really is going to be a year blessed by the Lord. I encourage all the men and women of the chapter to be in prayer for each other, hold each other accountable, and tell people when they have been praying for them. It makes all the difference!!! Time for bed, the rest will come later! God Bless....
Scripture Tonight:
Hebrews 11:1
These are just the first two slides from my talk so there is a lot here to go through. One thing about lists that is important to people is their visibility. I wrote these two slides as a presentation of our motivations for trying to control our situation and goals toward achieving perfection. The results are not all encompassing, I'm sure there are MANY more sinful effects that result, these are just the ones I have dealt with myself or seen in my friends. I really thought that for my testimony to be effective, I had to give some concrete examples. Granted not all of these strivings lead to sin, but if the Lord isn't behind the goals you have set for yourself and you leave him out of your plans, then it isn't going to work. I think the biggest deal is how well we juggle our abilities that we know we have and the abilities that we think we have.
I really want to thank everyone who has encouraged me in my testimony and the validity of the things I said. I especially want to thank Jenny King for praying for me before my talk, it really was encouraging to hear her words. I'm coming off of a high from this weekend. Even though I'm tired, I'm so inspired by the men and women in our chapter. This really is going to be a year blessed by the Lord. I encourage all the men and women of the chapter to be in prayer for each other, hold each other accountable, and tell people when they have been praying for them. It makes all the difference!!! Time for bed, the rest will come later! God Bless....
Scripture Tonight:
Hebrews 11:1
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