Yes, it’s true. I’m not perfect. I’m sure everyone else knows that, but sometimes I need to remind myself that no one is perfect. It’s important for me to keep that in mind especially with starting a new blog, where my ideas and opinions are out there for the public to see. I mean, my husband doesn’t even understand what the point of this thing is! I realize that many people will agree with me on certain topics but then there will also be a few people here and there who won’t agree and that’s okay. I never said I was perfect, but guess what? Neither are you.
We all have different views on what we believe is right: how we should parent, how other people should be treated, how we should act, how we should spend our money…the list goes on. Sometimes, people will say something that disagrees with our views or criticizes our ideas and we will have to remind ourselves that we’re not perfect; we each have our own faults. We are all human! We believe our way is the right way, but others are allowed to disagree and have their own opinion. Obviously, we wish they would agree with us but many don’t and I accept that.
Each one of us is born with a free will so we are allowed to think whatever we want. At times, I have to remind myself that as long as I truly believe in what I’m doing, who cares about what other people think. As long as I’m happy, why should it matter to me that they don’t agree with me. I struggle with this all the time because I always wonder what others are thinking of me and it bothers me more than I should if I’m accepted or not. I just have to keep reminding myself, “Who cares?” Is their differing opinion going to wreck my day and change my happy little world? No, so who cares what they think and if they don’t agree with me then that’s their problem (haha)!
As Catholics, we know that the reason each one of us is imperfect is because of the sin of Adam and Eve. The only person to ever be born without sin, besides God, was the Blessed Virgin Mary. So while we strive to be perfect, we know that no one is. Now, some people think they are perfect; I know a few of them, but that’s a part of their imperfection. We each have our own faults and imperfections which we strive to correct. I just have to remind myself that each one of us has a cross to bear, it’s what God gave us to help us get to Heaven. Sometimes, it’s hard for me to see people I hold dear struggling with the cross that God has sent them, especially when they don’t see why they were sent that cross either. All I can do is pray that they overcome it and learn to offer up their struggle as their way to Eternity.
I’ve heard before that God gives the biggest crosses to those He loves the most. Sometimes, we don’t know why we have been sent a cross but there is always a reason for it. I’ve also heard that He will never give you more than you can handle. So if you are struggling with someone’s comments about you, or even just a fault you have, just know that no one is perfect. God gave that challenge to you for a reason, just ask Him to give you the strength to realize why, the strength to ignore the imperfections of other people, and the strength to overcome them yourself. Prayer has been invaluable to me when I’m trying to figure out the why and I am always reminding myself that God will never give me more than I can handle. He knows what He is doing.
Just like right now, I’m trying to figure out why my kids need to be screaming while the baby is sleeping. Probably to help me learn more patience since I’m a terribly impatient person. But they are kids, they aren’t perfect. They are going to annoy me and I’m going to be annoyed sometimes and probably start yelling too because I’m not perfect either.
Just like those that know me probably know that I can be pretty mean and say things I don’t necessarily mean. What they don’t know is that after I realize what I said, I feel terrible and I tell myself I need to be nicer. So, sorry people who I have said mean things to, it’s something I struggle with all the time. Like I said, I know I have faults, but just like everyone else, it’s because I’m not perfect. I strive every day to yell less, be more patient, and to be a nicer person. Do I always succeed? No, absolutely not, but I realize I am not perfect and I strive to be better. I also realize that God gave me these crosses to bear to help me get to Heaven. Will I ever get there? I sure hope so.
So if you struggle with your faults, and the faults of others, just realize that no one is perfect and we can overcome these struggles with God’s grace. And here I am wondering if I should post this because it’s a bunch of random thoughts put together which probably don’t make sense. Oh well, I’m not perfect. At least the pictures are nice!
Thank you for reading if you got this far. I’m not exactly sure why I decided to write this but I came up with the title and it’s been on my mind the past few days so I decided I might as well. Maybe it will help someone out there? Sometimes, I just ramble on and on and I don’t even know if any of my musings make any sense. Haha. Happy Monday!
