The Arrogance of "I’m Not Perfect"
The Arrogance of "I’m Not Perfect"
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| The Arrogance of, I'm not perfect |
We’ve all heard it. It’s the favourite refrain of the well-meaning Christian and the "spiritual but soulful" alike. They tilt their head, offer a self-deprecating shrug, and intone: "Well, of course, I’m not perfect."
It sounds like humility. It feels like a safe, grounded admission of our human limitations. But if we look at it through the lens of engineering, logic, and Divine Truth, we see it for what it actually is: A logical category error and a subtle form of arrogance.
The Thermostat Logic
If I build a programmable thermostat, set it for 24°C (plus or minus 2 degrees), and it regulates the room to exactly that temperature, I don't call it "imperfect." I say it is perfect because it is doing exactly what it was designed to do.
For 70 years, I ran a program called "The Parentified Son." It was coded in the high-pressure laboratory of a "passionate chaotic" childhood. Its protocols were clear:
Scan for abandonment everywhere.
Be triggered by being misunderstood.
Take responsibility for everyone’s emotional state.
When I acted out those triggers last week, was I being "imperfect"? No. I was being a masterpiece of functional fidelity. I was the thermostat, hitting 24°C. To claim I was "imperfect" is to scream at a machine for working exactly how I programmed it.
The Edison Fallacy and the Junior Schooler
We love to look back 30 years and say, "I should have tackled my abandonment issues then." This is the Edison Fallacy. When Thomas Edison was testing compound #127 and it failed to incandesce, he wasn't "failing." He was performing a perfect experiment with the variables he had at that moment. To say he "should" have known about the successful filament while he was still on #127 is a lie. It was impossible.
Likewise, a Junior Schooler doesn't have a Ph.D., a mortgage, or the emotional maturity of a sage. Does that make the child "imperfect"?
Is a seed a "failed tree" because it’s still underground?
Is a Junior Schooler a "failure" because he isn't the Headmaster?
Of course not. The Junior Schooler has the perfect income, the perfect marital status, and the perfect level of wisdom for a Junior Schooler. To judge him for not having his Ph.D. on day one of Kindergarten is a nonsense.
The Great Theological Double-Think
Here is the "Duh" moment for my Christian carnales:
You will say, "Nothing happens by accident," and "I am in the season where God has placed me." You believe you are a child of God, exactly where you are supposed to be.
If you are exactly where you are supposed to be, then where is the imperfection?
If God—who is Love and Truth—has placed you in a "season" of learning through trial, then that season is perfection in motion. To claim you are "imperfect" is to suggest that the Great Architect made a mistake in His timing. It is claiming that you know better than the Creator about which grade of "Earth School" you should be in.
The Editor’s Conclusion
True humility isn't calling yourself a "fuck wit" because you didn't see the code 30 years ago. True humility is accepting the Perfection of the Process. I am a Divine Son. I have been running survival software that performed with 100% reliability for seven decades. Now, as the Editor of my own movie, I can see the script. I’m not "fixing a flaw"; I’m simply choosing a new program for the next scene.
There is nothing to forgive because nothing was ever "wrong." The experiment is working perfectly.
A Prayer of Realisation
Father, I thank You that I am fearfully and wonderfully made—not as a finished, static object, but as a living expression of Your Truth. I release the lie of "imperfection" and embrace the perfection of my current season. I thank You for the 70 years of data and the "aha" moment of today. I recognise my Divine Sonship and the power I have to co-create my reality with You.
I thank God in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour.
Amen.
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