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Now here's this week's message.

Well today we are talking about the problem of perfectionism

But more importantly than just talking about the problem, we're talking about how the grace of God

takes that crushing weight off of our shoulders

and places it gently onto his.

Now before we get into all that,

I want to tell you three big reasons why I'm really, really honored

to be preaching this message this weekend.

The first reason is because 17 years ago,

when I was a wee little middle schooler,

I unfollowed Jesus,

partially because of just how brutal

being a middle schooler

always has been and maybe always will be until Jesus returns,

but even more so just because of the messiness

that was happening in my family. My parents were on the brink of divorce. My

older sister was in the wrong crowd doing the wrong things. I was so overwhelmed by all of

the messiness that I didn't know what to do with my emotions except for to get into

fights at school and be suspended regularly. And I remember during that time crying

out to God night after night begging him to fix my family and

turn things around and night after night feeling like nothing was changing.

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