God loves you too much and knows you too well to expect you to be perfect.  He knows that perfection isn’t something we’re capable of as humans.  He extends His grace to fill in the gap between the ideal and the real in our lives.

But, it doesn’t end there.  He also loves you too much and knows you too well to allow you to live a life that’s only half-lived.  He wants you to do everything you can with excellence.  He asks you to stretch yourself instead of just giving up and following the path of least resistance.

He doesn’t want us to look at the imperfections of this world and our lives and resign.  He wants us to look at His perfection and His love and resolve to give Him our very best.

Don’t give up.  Don’t give in.  Instead, give Him your all.