Grace.

Even your mistakes can be recycled into something good through my transforming grace. Do you believe this-- believe that your mistakes can be used for good in my kingdom?

When you know you've made mistakes, it's easy to start fantasizing about what might have been-- if only you had acted or chosen differently. But this accomplishes nothing! The best strategy for accepting yourself when you've made mistakes is to draw near to Me. This nearness helps you see things from my perspective. You tend to view yourself as someone who should be almost perfect, making very few errors. My perspective is quite different: I see you as my beloved child-- weak in many ways, prone to wandering from Me. However, your weakness and waywardness cannot diminish My constant Love for you. Moreover, My infinite wisdom enables me to take errors and weave them into an intricate work that is good. You need to accept not only yourself but also the choices you have made. Fantasizing about having done things differently is a time-wasting trap. The more you fantasize, the further from Me you wander. When you realize this has happened, turn around and run back to Me! Take time to talk with me and relax in my presence. Your perfectionist tendencies will dissolve as you soak in my transforming Grace.