SELF IMPROVEMENT/INSPIRING WORDS

Are You Too Tense and Strict?

I was for part of my life and here’s how I changed

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For part of my life, I was constantly tense — afraid of doing the wrong thing, full of rules for myself and others, and trying hard to please everyone.

I am a Christian and have been most of my life.

No, I’m not blaming Christianity.

I was in leadership for many years, under pressure to always be a good example.

Thankfully, many churches have stopped being so legalistic and demanding.

They still hold to their faith, but the level of condemnation has decreased.

Back then, I had to be a perfect mother, wife and person at all times because “the congregation is watching you.”

Leadership demanded perfection — or the illusion of it.

I was trying to live up to the letter of the law, forgetting that Jesus fulfilled the demands of the law on my behalf because I couldn’t.