Princess Morag remembers a piece of composition she did when she was seven or eight years old. She does not remember anything about the particular piece of writing except for one word. She was attempting to use the word 'enough' in a sentence, but was frustrated in the process by the fact that she could not for the life of her remember how to spell the word. In the end, she purposely chose to spell it phonetically "enuf", because she decided it was more important to finish the story than be stuck on the one word.
When her work was given back to her, and the word spelled correctly in red pen by her teacher, Princess Morag was relieved. She now had the answer to her frustration, even though she was annoyed that she had not remembered on her own. She had the answer now....and that was enough!
Somewhere in life along the way following this incident, Princess Morag picked up the idea that purposely making a mistake (even if necessary) was almost criminal. And to receive correction, was a shameful experience. This kind of perfectionism is not helpful in any area of life. It serves only to paralyse and create pain.
The eight year old Princess Morag understood that making a small error (even on purpose) might be necessary in order to finish the story. She trusted that this error would be corrected and that such correction would be for her instruction, and therefore good. Is it possible to relearn the faith of a child?
"She obeys no one, she accepts no correction.
She does not trust in the LORD,
she does not draw near to her God." (Zephaniah 3:2)
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