Perfectionism or Love?

In the alcove by my dinning room table two
curtains made of green and white gingham
design upholstery fabric hang over three
windows;which keep out the sun and heat
in the summer and keep out the cold in the
winter. When the curtains are open they
are tied back into bows with 3 inch wide
strips of white eyelet trim I was very
particular that the bows were each tied
exactly the same way...just so! One day
a dear family member wanted to help
me by pulling back the curtains in the
morning and tying the eylet bows.
Then she went in the other room. I
quickly walked over untied the bows,
and tied them "my fashion". Then
I noticed a sad face and understood
that when that someone special
wanted to help me I had not really
accepted that loving gesture but
had hurt her by insisting on
everything being exactly my way.

The verse comes to my mind. " What
does the Lord require of you?
but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God".
Micah 6:8 The Scripture teaches that
we should do everything as unto the
Lord, so of course He wants us to do
our tasks to the best of our ability
However, when we put perfectionism
ahead of mercy and loving kindness we
become like the Pharisees who lived
by the letter of the law.