“But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.” Romans 14:23
I was a stickler for accuracy when I was a preacher. One of my pet peeves was people using scripture out of context and with a little twist to get it to match their point. Even if the verse was good and the point was good, I could not bring myself to bend a verse in this manner. So, it is with a bit of trepidation that I bring up this verse in this context.
The problem is not doing what you know you should do. You know you should be doing something a little better, but you cannot. You know you should take the work a little further, but you are being hindered. You know something needs to be done, but you know that you cannot do it.
This is one of the worst forms of mental anguish I typically experience. I consider myself a “Near Perfectionist.” I will push myself to get something done as perfectly as possible, but I can accept it when things don’t work out just right. However, being unable to do what I know to be best for what seems to be arbitrary reasons, lack of communication or involvement, or a lack of vision make me want to bite off my lower lip.
Yep, I have had some teeth marks lately. I know it is just frustration, but sometimes it feels like sin to be doing something I know is not what should really be getting done.
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