3 Bible Nuggets for PerfectionistsSample

Nugget 2: The Lord Will Build Your House

Are you trying to build your dream life? Whether you are focusing on building your family, building your career, or even building your own business from the ground up, the building process can be exhausting for anyone. It is even more exhausting for a perfectionist.

But friend, you can find relief and rest in the greatest Builder of all—Jesus Christ.

Psalm 127 tells us that the Lord is the ultimate and only Builder of your "house." Without His help, all your labor is in vain. You can work 24 hours a day, worry yourself into an early grave, and wear yourself out with toil if you want to, but it won't make any difference. You have to let the Lord build your life.

"But I can't just sit back and do nothing," you say? You would be right in saying that. But here's the key for how to get things accomplished and let the Lord build your house, all at the same time:

Imitate Jesus and only do what you see the Father doing.

Jesus built the entire Church Triumphant, as well as building 12 rough and uncouth men into grace-filled apostles. He did it all by two methods:

1. He only said what He heard the Father saying; and
2. He only did what He saw the Father doing.

Friend, your loving Heavenly Father will lead you through your life the same way He led Jesus through His.

If you will surrender to only doing what the Father does and only saying what He says, He will lead you through your day. He will speak to you moment by moment, telling you what to do and where to go. As He said in Psalm 32:8, He will also instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. He will guide you with His eye upon you.

Even perfectionists can rest in Jesus by following and imitating the Father.

If you've been wearing yourself out trying to be perfect and build your house, won't you come to Jesus and let Him give you rest today?

Remember: Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Rest in Jesus and rely only on Him today. He will do the building for you while you simply obey Him!