"Performancism is not the same things as a strong work ethic. Nor is practicing a skill to mastery. Just as workaholism is not merely working hard but an actual addiction to work, Performancism is a compulsive, insatiable craving for achievement."
A compulsive, insatiable craving for achievement...Wow! That leads to another quote that left me wowed.
"Not only does Performancism cause us to neglect important relationships with people, but it distorts our most important relationship: with God"
They go on to say:
"Performancism tells us that performance will result in love.
That's backward.
Love always leads us to take action. But performance, on its own, can't produce love."
This is where I think performancism can be linked with people-pleasing. Many times we perform to please others. We make our calendars too full and our family thinks we're crazy. They stated that performance can't produce love. It can't produce friendship either. If we're going to do things for our families, church body, or friends...it has to be done with the right intentions. Do it to store up treasures in heaven but not on this earth.
Matthew 6:19-21New King James Version (NKJV)
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
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