Not Perfect

 I just proofed something I wrote for our church newsletter. I found a typo. I am sure there have been numerous others. I do proof these blogs before I post them. I do try to get it right. The fact is I am not perfect. That is not a surprise to anyone who knows me. Here is another sobering truth. None of us are perfect. We are perfectly flawed and imperfect people. 

We make mistakes. We fail. We stumble. We crumble under pressure. We make poor decisions. We don't always follow through on promises. We misrepresent the truth. We do things we don't want to do and don't do things we should do. To break it down we sin. I am not suggesting that everything we do is sin. We do sin. We break God's laws. We are imperfect. People who are perfectionist have a hard time with not being perfect. These are the people who don't like red marks on their papers indicating they got the answers wrong. These are the people who stress themselves out trying to keep up the appearance of perfection. It is bone wearying act of pretense. 

None of us are perfect. I am not suggesting this gives us a license to sin. I'm only suggesting that we not beat ourselves up when we fail. We should be sorrowful, regret our actions, and repent. I Jn 1:9 is a wonderful promise for repentant people. When we don't get it right every time. I'm thrilled that God has grace for sinners and mess ups like me. The volume of my sin is large. Those sins include the ones before Jesus saved me and the multitude of sins since He saved me. He has not given up on me. I don't think He ever will. Why? Read Romans 8:35-39. These verses remind us that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even our imperfection. 

It is a mind boggling truth that God loves imperfect people. His word is filled with the stories of imperfect people He redeemed. Abraham lied. Sarah doubted. Jacob deceived. Moses murdered. Rahab was a prostitute. Saul disobeyed a command of God and lied. He was also jealous. David was an adulterer and murderer. Elijah feared and doubted. Peter disowned Jesus. Paul was a terrorist. All imperfect people whom God loved and forgave. He will do the same for you.