Present Over Perfect

Present Over Perfect

hauna Niequist is reaching out her hand, pulling you free from the constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more, all while maintaining an exhausting image of perfection. She offers an honest account of what led her to begin this journey, and a compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to us. Leave behind busyness and frantic living and rediscover the person you were made to be.

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Present Over Perfect
  • Present Over Perfect, Session 1, Pain Points

    We all face inner battles. To deal with the pain, we build selfish structures and harmful systems. Will we let our pain get to unreachable levels before we correct course and tend to our soul? Two of the sins we commit are gluttony—the desire to escape, and pride—the desire to prove. I want to ta...

  • Present Over Perfect, Session 2, The Roles We Play

    Look closely at the roles you have been playing. When you look to your role for value and identity, that's when it wrings you dry. If you're always dependable, when can you ever let something slide? If you're always funny, when can you have a serious thought? If you always have it all together, w...

  • Present Over Perfect, Session 3, Yes and No

    *Yes!* It's a word full of possibility and promise, of excitement and adventure and fun, which is why it is all too easy to downplay that yeses’ true cost. We do this with the roles we play, and also with the decisions that flow from those roles. This brings us to two helpful questions: *What are...

  • Present Over Perfect, Session 4, Unflashy, Unspectacular, Good

    It takes work to bring before God all of your observations, assessments, and questions about what to keep and what to shed, as it relates to your current endeavors, obligations, and pursuits. Take responsibility for resting your body and soul by practicing the spiritual disciplines of solitude, c...

  • Present Over Perfect, Session 5, Living the Love

    Finally, we come to the bridge that spans that chasm: the bridge is built by love. This journey has been toward love. We don’t have to crisscross the country or cave to some contrived role or indulge harmful habits even one minute more, to find some sense of our own worth; it is here,
    before us,...