A Work in Progress Progress Over Perfection

delivered by Alan Jones, Kari Jones

“Perfection is the enemy of progress.” – Winston Churchill

“Perfection is the enemy of the good” – Voltaire

“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” – Mark Twain

The sooner you can shift you mindset from perfection and towards progress, 
the sooner you’ll start to experience the results you’ve been waiting for.

Nancy Tom, Why Perfection is the Enemy of Progress for Entrepreneurs, 
Real Business, Oct. 25, 2021

And I am certain that God, who began the good work 
within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Philippians 1:6 | New Living Translation (NLT)

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Philippians 3:12-14 | (NLT)

“Progress Not Perfection: 4 Tips for a Course Correction.”
Dr. Michelle Bengston

1. Take a deep breath.
2. Assess the situation….honestly.
3. Course-correct the situation and your thoughts and attitude about the situation. Winning the War in your Mind is an excellent resource to help with course-correction.
4. Try again.

Be perfect, therefore,
as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:48 | New International Version (NIV)

How Can We Be Perfect?

  1. In character: in this life, we can’t be flawless but we can try to be as much like Christ as possible.
  2. In holiness: that’s being devoted to God’s desires rather than our own. 
It’s carrying love and mercy into the world.
  3. In maturity: we can’t achieve Christlike character and holy living all at once but we grow into it. Just as we expect different behavior from a toddler, teenager, and adult, so God expects different behavior from us depending on our spiritual development or maturity.
  4. In love: we can seek to love others as God loves us.

 

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