It’s Not About Perfection

“…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

– ‭‭Roman 3:23 NKJV

It has been a long time since I last posted. After several drafts, God led me to finally complete this message.

Over the past few months, the Lord has been working on my heart.

I’ve shared about seasons of hardship, loss, and darkness — times I felt distanced from the Lord and lost within myself.

However, He was always there. No matter how much I hurt or how weak I felt, He was there.

My inadequacy and confusion often made me feel as I’d lost my relationship with Him.

But I continued to reach out to Him. Even when it felt routine and emotionless.

A wise friend told me during a difficult season that the Lord was holding my hand — even if I was only hanging on to Him by my finger. And recently, this saying popped back into my head, and I realized just how true it is.

I have tried too hard to have things “just so,” and going through difficult seasons does not align with this idea of perfection. So it felt like I was giving up.

But the Lord knows my heart. I couldn’t let go of Him fully because in my heart, I KNOW I need Him.

As I look back, the Lord has shown me how I’ve grown, and not because of my own doing, but because of HIS perfection.

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

– 2 Corinthians 12: 9

Jesus was sent down to die and rise again so we don’t have to be perfect. HE is perfect. In fact, we can see His perfection more clearly when we notice our own shortcomings.

We cannot achieve perfection because of sin.

So what does that mean for us? If it’s not about perfection, then what?

It’s not about perfection. It’s about growth.

Because of our fallen world, we hurt. We cry. We suffer.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

– John 16:23 NKJV

However, it’s up to us if we want to stay in our hurt and darkness, or if we choose to keep reaching for the Lord.

“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance…”

– Romans 5:3 NKJV

If we press on, we will see the light once more and find growth in our walk with Christ.

Do not get me wrong, it will be hard. Lord knows it will be . But that’s where we see our weakness, and the Lord’s strength shines the brightest. It’s also where we will experience growth, if we don’t give up.

I can testify that over the past year and a half, the Lord has brought me through the fire and the rain, the darkness and the pain.

As I look back, I can see how I went from feeling hurt and betrayed by God to being able to see just how much I need Him.

For almost 6 months, I have been dealing with some health issues that the doctors cannot seem to figure out. They ran test after test, performed a diagnostic procedure, and gave medications, only to find temporary inflammation.

At one point, I was ready to try anything to ease the agony I was experiencing, until the Lord helped me realize that the doctors, medicines, and procedures were not the answer. I just needed Him. I needed to trust Him and the instincts He was giving me.

After many side effects that started causing more problems, I stopped all medications, declined more diagnostic procedures, and claimed healing in Jesus’ name.

During a particularly agonizing day of more pain, some of my friends rallied together to pray for me. The next day, my test results showed that my inflammation levels dropped by over 89%!

Ever since that day, I have been feeling so much better, with very minimal to no pain.

I know the Lord helped me keep going and gave me the strength and courage to decline more trial treatments, listen to my body, and approach the healing process naturally.

The road was not easy. Not by far. From hair loss to moments of tears and pain, I felt so damaged because it felt like it was one thing after another. I felt like my body was failing me time and time again.

But here’s the thing: It isn’t about me. It is about where the Lord needed to take me.

I encourage you today to hold on. Persevere. There is light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, there is light along the way, whether you can see it or not.

Sometimes that light seems so dim that you feel like it is non-existent, until you see it getting brighter and brighter along the way.

Next thing you know, you are walking in the light and are amazed at the darkness the Lord just brought you through. The darkness you thought would never end.

You can look back and see how you’ve grown in the Lord and realize your great need for Him.

Stay encouraged, my friends. You will get through this.

You are not alone. The Lord is with you.

He is not looking for perfection. He accepts you just as you are. Just reach out and cling to Him for dear life.

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life: Of whom shall I be afraid?”

– Psalms 27:1

“The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.”

– Isaiah 60:19