Tuesday, May 22

It's complicating

Why is it that I always try to make things harder than they are? I feel like I must be the only person on earth that can take a really easy (pinterest) idea and complicate it!

I love to make note cards and most of the time I get great satisfaction in seeing a card idea come together... But last night, I decided to take a really easy card idea and conclude that it was too easy, and that nobody would like it if I didn't spend three hours on it. So I made it way more complicated. I think it's finally coming together...and if it does, I will share it with you tomorrow. UPDATE: Here's the cards!

The same is true in my Christian life. God says, "whosever believeth in him... "  And I say, but I must read my bible more and I must never get angry and I must remember to give thanks every day and I must give to the poor and do this and do that. And I rush here and I try to do this, and try to do that. And I'm always in a hurry. And I keep rushing and reading more and trying and failing and trying. Or not trying because I can't do it perfect(and I'm a failing perfectionist). But God says, "Be still and know that I am God."

Why do I feel the need to complicate things? Why does it have to perfect?

8 comments:

  1. I am the same way. I always think I can make an idea better. Sometimes less is more. Thanks for the reminder!

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  2. Ditto, girl! I think just like you! But thanks for the reminder that I ONLY have to rest in Him...so refreshing.

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  3. I struggle with a perfectionist spirit as well. What wonderful words to describe the struggle and to remember where to turn when we become overwhelmed!

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  4. Julie, I can so relate to this. Great post. Love the cards btw!

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  5. Ha! Why indeed? I'm working on this too. Accepting grace and relying less on my own understanding and need to fulfill the law. Oh, it's hard sometimes. But when I do it, it feels so right.

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  6. Hey Julie Anne! I popped over from Better Writer for a visit and loved looking around here! Great post! I've been hearing "BE STILL AND KNOW" allot lately! Thanks for the reminder.....perfectionism and overthinking things is something I really need to work on....with His help of course!

    Love the cards, btw...too cute! Also, I am your newest follower!

    Blessings!
    Jackie

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  7. Thank you for this reminder Julie!

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  8. Julie, came over from better writer- I read this earlier in the week, but had to come back to it. I so get where you are. I stayed up late making teacher gifts, friend gifts, cooking for class parties, etc. and I had to get it right. For me perfectionism has dogged my heels most of my life. I began to realize that it was my fear of failure and a way for me to measure my worth to the world- if I did something perfect my "worth" account would increase. Only problem was, it was a temporary fix. So then the pendulum went in the other direction- and if I couldn't get it perfect then I just wouldn't do it. Procrastinating Perfectionist- what a label. GAG. I was forever in Limbo. Not sure when the winds of change began but I'm learning to accept that I am really the only one keeping score on my perfection- well, except when there's no clean laundry in the house! ;>)

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