Faithful, Not Successful

"God does not call us to be successful. He calls to be faithful."- Mother Teresa
In the midst of school, work, family, friends, faith, and extracurricular activities, it can be hard to balance everything. Trust me. I know from experience.
However, God doesn't need us to be perfect. He just wants us to try and do our best. That's it. I know, this is hard to remember sometimes. There is so much pressure from to world to do everything and to do it all perfectly. All the magazines, TV shows, movies, and everything else can make you feel like you have to work out all the time so you can be a size 2, make sure your hair, makeup, and outfit are always "on fleek," maintain a 4.0 GPA, work at least one job, join every club and/or sports team, have a million real-life friends and social media followers, and still somehow manage to get an adequate amount of sleep. But here's the thing....you can't. It's literally impossible. You can do a handful of those things, but you can't do them all, at least not perfectly. AND THAT'S OKAY!
We don't have to be perfect. In fact, none of us are perfect. We're human. All we have to do is our best. That's all God asks of us. He wants us, in all of our messy imperfection. All we have to do is be faithful and try.
Don't let the world convince you that you need to be perfect. It's a lie. God loves you for who you are right now, inside and out. Let Him.