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G.K. Chesterton – Worth Doing Badly

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G.K. Chesterton wrote: “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” Disciple-making is worth it even if we are not great when we start, even if we mess up, even if we feel inadequate. We are imperfect people empowered by grace to move toward holiness because Jesus is holy. The fear of doing it imperfectly keeps many people from starting at all.

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