Perfection doesn't exist.

In our walk of faith and personal growth, it's so easy to get caught in the trap of perfectionism. We feel like our prayers aren't eloquent enough, our actions aren't quite right, or our spiritual lives aren't perfect enough to share or even to fully embrace. And so we wait. We hold back from the very peace and connection we're desperate for.

But the simple truth is that done is better than perfect.

Perfectionism is a lie dressed up..no one is perfect

It tells you to wait until you're more prepared, more healed, and more spiritually mature. It disguises itself as humility, but underneath it is almost always fear: fear of failing, fear of being judged, fear of not being enough. Second Timothy 1:7 reminds us clearly that fear is not from God. "He has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

The enemy loves nothing more than a believer frozen in potential.

Look at the disciples, fishermen, and doubters, deeply imperfect people who stumbled constantly. God didn't wait for them to have it all together before He used them. He used them while they were still figuring it out. Or think about the widow who gave her two small coins at the temple (Mark 12:41–44). She didn't wait for a bigger offering. She gave what she had, and Jesus called it the greatest gift in the room, not because of the amount, but because of the surrender behind it.

What's the one thing you're going to stop waiting on? Share it in the comments, let's cheer each other on.