Perfect is the enemy of good.
Perfect is the enemy of done.
Once when I was a vice president of a small company, the engineers had a conversation with me. It involved when to ship a machine we were building. Now, if we didn’t ship, we didn’t get paid. But they didn’t want to ship until the machine was perfect. It was hard to explain to someone with a perfect mindset that the customer couldn’t wait for perfection. They needed a machine that would make the products they needed within the specs. Good was good enough. Perfect was not attainable.
In the spiritual life, we must ask of ourselves–are we waiting for perfection?
Worse, do we now think that we are perfect and have no need for anything further from God?
Have you met Christians (or perhaps people from other religions) who think they are perfect? Did we notice the imperfections that they ignored?
Perfect we may strive toward as long as we don’t develop a psychological disorder such as anxiety or depression.
Imperfect is the human condition. When we accept that in ourselves and in others, then, and only then, can we grow in faith and service.
Faith Venture 
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