Genesis 17:1 "And
when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said
unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."
It sounds unreasonable for
God to expect Abram to be perfect, but don’t we often expect perfection from
ourselves?
We expect to look perfect,
act perfect, and make perfect choices every time.
When we’re not at our best
and just not up to exercising that day, or see some signs of aging we swear
were not there yesterday, or make mistakes at home, or have a bad day at work,
we want to drown our sorrows in sweet, fatty foods. And that makes us feel
worse.
So forget perfection—it’s a delusion. Find other ways besides comfort foods to deal with shortcomings. Stay on course and don’t let unreasonable demands of ourselves keep us from getting back on track.
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