Perfectly Imperfect

Lately God has brought to my attention the thorn in my side, perfectionism.  I'm not being literal, there's not actually a thorn stuck in my side (haha) I'm just using the metaphor that Paul does when describing his weakness in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10,

"Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

This is such an encouraging passage to me since I know what power God can supply me with.  I find such a great joy knowing that in my weakness the Lord is strong!  Back to my perfectionism issue, I'll be honest, I've been letting Satan put lies in my head that say, "You're not good enough.  You have to work harder, God won't hear you or love you until your perfect." I know that these phrases sound stupid (if I heard them out loud I would probably laugh and say that they weren't true) but my actions show that I've been listening to them. 
Now that I've recognized the burden that I've been dealing with, when stress, anxiety and fear arise in my life, I go to this chapter in 2 Cor. and remind myself about the promises of God's unconditional love.  I don't have to be perfect for Him to love me.  He loves me no matter what because HE is PERFECT.