Peace Over Perfection: Enjoying a Good God When You Feel You're Never Good Enough even if it is a

even if it is a needy colony of microorganisms

both east and west

and Stephen King next to some beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver

Several days before Christmas 2003

living in a house so cursed that the pet fish launches itself out of its own tank rather than stay

Peace Over Perfection: Enjoying a Good God When You Feel You're Never Good Enough even if it is aMany Christians, often without even realizing it, struggle with a type of Christian perfectionism. We strive to please God but are plagued with anxiety about making mistakes. We want to do God's will but live with a self berating inner voice even as we seek to serve him. We sincerely believe the gospel and love Jesus but struggle with never feeling good enough before God. How can Christians wholeheartedly pursue God without an undercurrent of guilt,