i, sadly, have come to realize that i am not perfect.

however there is something great upon this discovery. what can be so great upon discovering the imperfection of yourself? well i would say that discovering and admitting you are not perfect frees you to discover who you really are and who God wants you to be. i think you could safely say that God has no interest in perfect people. if you look through the pages of the Bible you will notice that all of the people that where used by God to do great things were imperfect. i think that God uses imperfect people because they have a story and a realness to them. perfect people have layers of lies and never want anyone to see them weak, or imperfect. the funny thing is that they may be more weak than those of us who have realized how imperfect we are! and once we come to grips with our imperfections and failures it makes today so much easier to get through. it makes failing ok not because you are failing but because you are trying.

and trying is all you can really do. so feel free to fail, but feel empowered to get back up and grit your teeth and keep going. take the fake layers down and let the world know you are imperfect and you are ok with it. become a real person with faults, willing to talk with others about your faults and their faults. its worth a shot, the worst that can happen is failing!

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