{"id":1909,"date":"2026-01-25T12:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:22:35","slug":"excellence-vs-perfection-glorifying-god-in-our-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/excellence-vs-perfection-glorifying-god-in-our-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence vs. Perfection: Glorifying God in Our Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1909-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/17440223-excellence-vs-perfection-glorifying-god-in-our-actions.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/17440223-excellence-vs-perfection-glorifying-god-in-our-actions.mp3\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/17440223-excellence-vs-perfection-glorifying-god-in-our-actions.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>In this episode of the Confidence in God podcast, host Julie McGhghy explores the difference between striving for perfection and aiming for excellence in our efforts to glorify God. Through the biblical stories of Rebekah and Martha, she illustrates how serving with excellence enhances our relationships and pleases God, while striving for perfection can lead to guilt, shame, and strained relationships. Julie also provides practical steps based on 2 Peter 1:5-7 and other scriptures to help listeners develop a mindset of excellence. She concludes by urging listeners to let go of perfectionism and embrace a journey toward Christian maturity. For those struggling with feelings of guilt and shame, she recommends the episode &#8216;Understanding God&#8217;s Expectations, Letting Go of Guilt and Shame.&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/17247811\"><b>Let Go of Guilt and Shame<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>00:00 Introduction to Confidence in God<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>00:23 The Struggle Between Perfection and Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>02:45 Rebekah&#8217;s Story: Serving with Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>04:09 Martha&#8217;s Story: Striving for Perfection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>05:34 Comparing Rebekah and Martha<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>08:59 Biblical Insights on Excellence and Perfection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>11:22 Signs of Perfectionism and Its Impact<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>12:38 Conclusion and Encouragement<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join host Julie McGhghy as she explores the difference between striving for perfection and aiming for excellence in our efforts to glorify God. Through the biblical stories of Rebekah and Martha, she illustrates how serving with excellence enhances our relationships and pleases God, while striving for perfection can lead to guilt, shame, and strained relationships. Julie also provides practical steps based on 2 Peter 1:5-7 and other scriptures to help listeners develop a mindset of excellence. She concludes by urging you to let go of perfectionism and embrace a journey toward Christian maturity. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[144,145],"class_list":["post-1909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","tag-perfectionism","tag-striving-for-excellence"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1923,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions\/1923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}