Quotes about Imperfection

There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know?

My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.

As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.

I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.

It is not the perfect, but the imperfect, who have need of love.

Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. To love somebody isn't just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgment, and a promise.

I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being — I will love you no matter.

What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness.

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life."1 Our deeds are ugly. Our actions are harsh. We don't do what we want to do, we don't like what we do, and what's worse—yes, there is something worse—we can't change.

Remember, decisions don't have to be made perfectly. We don't have to be perfect. We don't even have to be nearly perfect. We can just be who we are. We can make mistakes in our choices. We're not so fragile we can't handle making a mistake. It's no big deal! It's part of living. We can learn from our mistakes, or we can simply make another decision.

There is certainly no righteous man on the earth who does good and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20

God, I thank You that even when I don't do everything right, You see in my heart the desire to do so, and You bless me with answers to my prayers. I am grateful You look past my imperfections and see the perfect qualities of Your Son, Jesus, stamped on my heart instead. Help me to live Your way so that my ways are pleasing in Your sight.