{"id":1047,"date":"2015-07-19T21:11:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T02:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:46:58","slug":"rocks-in-my-head-rocks-series-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2015\/07\/19\/rocks-in-my-head-rocks-series-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocks In My Head: Rocks Series Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rocks<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

by Lydia Floren<\/span><\/p>\n

I have struggled with perfectionism a long time.<\/b> Perfectionism is based in the false idea \u201cyou must be perfect to be OK.\u201d \u00a0This lie is embedded deep in my head, like a big rock surrounded by hard earth. \u00a0In order to dislodge it,<\/b> I have to chip away at the dirt and debris that surrounds it. With a boulder like this, it can take persistent effort to get it out of my thought process.\u00a0 <\/span>But if I keep at it, sooner or later the rock will shift, and then shift a little more.\u00a0 <\/span>Eventually, it will loosen to the point that it just tumbles down the hill, and out of my life. \u00a0I experience a \u201cparadigm shift\u201d: \u00a0a sudden change in the way I look at the world<\/b>. \u00a0It\u2019s like a prism in the sun\u2014when it turns, the light catches it at another angle, and a different color is revealed. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, my struggle with perfectionism has been a slow process. \u00a0I\u2019m not going to lie. \u00a0I\u2019ve been chipping at this problem for a long while, and I would love for it to roll on out of my life RIGHT NOW. But so far it hasn\u2019t. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Truth seeps into my spirit, loosening the dirt. <\/b>\u00a0Day by day, the rock shifts, often imperceptibly. It is not until I step back and see the big picture that I can truly appreciate the progress God has made over the years.\u00a0 <\/span>Slowly, steadily, He is dislodging this perfectionism lie from my life. <\/span><\/p>\n

We all have big rocks<\/b> in our heads, lies that have been ingrained in us for years<\/b>. Some folks, like me,struggle with perfectionism<\/b>. \u00a0Others have \u201cboulders\u201d of blame<\/b>, or negativism<\/b>, or materialism<\/b>. \u00a0The process to extricate these lies can be arduous<\/b>, because their tentacles wrap around many thought patterns. \u00a0All the more reason to keep at it,<\/b> and to occasionally look back, and see how far we have come.<\/span><\/p>\n

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\u00a0 <\/span>John 8:32<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

What rocks do you carry in your life?<\/b> \u00a0What truths<\/b> is God using to dislodge those rocks?<\/span><\/p>\n

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