If Not Perfection, Then Excellence

Imagine that the Lord is constantly in your presence (and the Holy Spirit is) and perform each action and speak each word with a holiness perfection and be satisfied with nothing less than excellence. What level is your perfection meter reading?

January’s Awakening, Day 29

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Neglect nothing; the most trivial action may be performed to God.

 —Angélique Arnauld

The farther a man knows himself to be from perfection, the nearer he is to it!

 —Gerard Groote

There is no such thing as completed or perfect holiness in this life. Progress yes! Perfection no!

 —Erroll Hulse  

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. James 3:2 NIV

To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless. Psalm 119:96 NIV  

            Regardless of what you do and how you live, do everything unto the Lord with excellence. Perfection may be unattainable but doing everything with a mindset of excellence is not. I don’t think any of us would qualify with never being at fault with our speech, so we must avoid as many stumbling blocks as we are able. Always strive for perfection in holiness and in all that you do and don’t be satisfied with anything less than excellence. Let all that you say and do be as a gift to the Lord and try to imagine that He’s standing right there with you all the time—you certainly wouldn’t want to offend or disappoint Him.