The Tightrope of Perfection

Here's a sneak peak at an excerpt from Lesson 5, "An Aisle of Grace" of my book:

As young women today it seems like we’re raised feeling pressured to walk upon a tightrope of perfection. We cling desperately to this tightrope afraid of losing control or not measuring up. We may be able to balance on this tightrope for a while, but eventually we’ll fall and get wounded. The tightrope of perfection is unrealistic and not of God. God wants us to take our gaze away from this high, dangerous place and to call out for Him to rescue us. When we stumble, He will gently pick us up and set our feet firmly upon the path of His grace, love and provision; an aisle of grace that leads to the abundant life He desires for His beloved daughters. In Psalm 18:36 David praises God with gratitude as he acknowledges the grace he offers: “…You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not turn.” (Psalm 18:36 NIV). God does not want us to see us stumble and slip as a result of narrow expectations ourselves or others pressure us to pursue. I pray that you will have the courage to live in the freedom contained in God’s grace.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ….For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35 NIV)