Does Lack of Perfection Make us a Failure?

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Pam Peebles

Joined: Mar 2014

Elder Holland says to quit talking about perfection.

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🗣: #JeffreyRHolland • How Do I Replace Shame with Hope? — “I think it would be very self-defeating for anyone to somehow think because I’m not perfect, then obviously I’m just a failure. Let’s not talk about perfection here. If you’re moving and trying and praying and weeping, that’s what God applauds and that’s what he’ll help. I think that the thing God loves most about being God is the chance to be merciful and see and the gratitude in the faces and in the hearts of those who didn’t think they could find mercy and probably didn’t think they were worthy of it. Without compromise or equivocation, no one, no one, can ever say that they are beyond the pale of the atonement. No one can sink lower than the light of Christ shines. That is not possible.” — ⬇️Quoted from: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/addressing-pornography/why-do-i-feel-so-bad-about-myself?lang=eng — It can be easy to get caught up in a cycle of using pornography and shaming ourselves. However, we’re never beyond the help of Christ and His Atonement. Making mistakes does not mean that we are bad people. By remembering that we are children of God, we can interrupt the cycle of shame and find hope. Christ’s invitation to come unto Him with our burdens and follow Him never expires. Consider approaching Heavenly Father in prayer and asking, “What can I do next to find healing?” — #ElderHolland #ChurchOfJesusChrist #LDSyouth #LightTheWorld #Atonement #Light #Shame #Hope #Addiction #DeclareMyWord #ChurchOfJesusChristOfLatterDaySaints #JesusChrist #Jesus #proLDS #LDStiktok #Mormon #ChristianTikTok #Christian #Truth

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