I am participating in a Get Wise* pilot program, to keep myself somewhat accountable, I will sometimes be sharing journal prompts and my responses.
What did the phrase “God’s Perfect Child” mean to you in CS? What were the consequences of this term to your life?
The phrase was a term of spiritual bypassing, and self-gaslighting. There is no problem with you (or with them), you/they are God’s Perfect Child, you just need to see yourself/them as God sees you/them. Not helpful.
The idea of perfect was applied to everything. You couldn’t be sick, you were a perfect Child of God, therefore you just had to correct your thought and realize your perfection (and perfect health). It could also apply to your academics, truly at one with God? Why aren’t your grades better? Relationships, he’s not being horrible, you just need to see him as God’s Perfect Child. It is on you to correct your thought and how you “perceive” the issue, there is no problem here.
Since leaving CS, “God’s Perfect Child” has referred to the book by Caroline Fraser, which I have written about several times, and done a multi-part review of and apparently at some point I deleted the associated tag, brilliant.
Do you believe change is possible? Can you think of a time when you have experienced growth – whether through learning, maturing or being transformed? Describe this experience.
Acknowledging that I was leaving Christian Science brought about huge changes, and forced me to address some of the big questions about my beliefs (and/or lack there of). This blog has over a decade of posts about various topics I have explored on this path away.
What change(s) do you hope to still experience? What do you need to move forward with this change? Is there anything you still need to learn? What experiences might hep? Who can advise support or encourage you?
I will leave this unanswered here, and journal about it elsewhere. I will also encourage my readers, particularly the former-CS, to give these questions some thought and reflect on them as well.
Self-care task: the emotions wheel
Get Wise is organized by the Fellowship of Former Christian Scientists, which is, a Christian Ministry. They connect people with a background in Christian Science and those who walk alongside them with Christ-centered resources, care and community. The content for the Get Wise support groups is safe for both Christian and secular participants.
kind-ism 
Like Tony Robbins and other gurus, affirming “God’s perfect child” was bringing to mind the perfect blueprint of man or woman. The human being was never this perfect man or woman. The blueprint is perfect.