Perfection Infection: One Perfect God

So here it is, the wrap up to the Perfection Infection. Jill Savage's book No More Perfect Moms was extremely powerful for me and really gave me a new look on different areas of my life. All in all we need to remember that we will never have perfection, but we are serving a perfect God. He is the only one that will ever hold perfect attributes. The book highlighted the following and I found them to be powerful reminders...

God's Perfect Love
     Unchanging - we can't make Him love us any more or less than He already does
     Unconditional - His love will stay with us no matter the circumstances

God's Perfect Strength
     God sees our weaknesses as a positive. Only when we admit our weaknesses can we realize our need for God's strength.

Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.           (2 Corinthians 12:9)

As people we are weak, but God gives us the strength to live out our days and tackle the struggles that come our way. Philippians 4:13 says "For I can do everything through Christ, who give me strength."

God's Perfect Hope
     Having hope in God means that we stand strong with trust, expectation, and a guarantee of Christ's return. This hope that we have will be with us through every high and low moment in our lives, cling to it during those low moments and it will lift you up.

Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. (Psalm 33:22) 

God's Perfect Truth
     Jill Savage uses this great analogy, God's truth helps us to see the difference between black and white, unlike the world's grey vision. God's word is not changed relative to how we think or feel. 
      So much of our world has changed to make things acceptable by culture, we need to remember God's truth as we come across situations that begin to cross that line. These things can be rough but we need to also remember that we are called to be loving. 

God's Perfect Redemption
     Jesus' life was given in exchange for ours. He has forgiven our past and given us a future. It doesn't get any better than that!




At the end of the book Jill Savage poses you with a question of how will you go forward. My goal is to fight the Perfection Infection as my eyes have been opened to how much pain and destruction it can bring into people's lives. I am committed to being the best mom and wife that I can be with realistic expectations for each day. I want to spread this knowledge that I have gained to help battle the Perfection Infection as it strikes us all.


I want to embrace what Jill Savage writes out as "real motherhood", but I would add just plan womenhood...
          - No expectations
          - No pride
          - No fear
          - No insecurity
          - No judgement
          - No comparisons
          - No agenda
          - No performing
          - No more perfect moms, just imperfect moms (women) partnering with a perfect God.

Every day that I strive to be the perfect wife and mother, I will fail. Every day that I strive to do my best, with God in the lead, I will succeed.

Today while listening to the radio I heard this song and it is a great song to go along with these posts. Blessings.

Natalie Grant "Perfect People