Grace Covers the Girl Who’s Still Growing

There’s this video I saw the other day that just hit me. The text said:

“Yes, I’m a Christian woman. And I still go out for drinks, watch reality TV, romanticize my life, isolate sometimes, cut people off, overthink everything, and catch an attitude. But grace covers the girl who’s still growing.”

Whew. If that’s not me in one sentence, I don’t know what is.

We live in a world where being a Christian woman is often painted as this picture-perfect, always-put-together, unbothered kind of image. Like you’re supposed to have your Bible highlighted in five colors, your prayer life on point, and your emotions in check at all times. But truthfully? Some days I’m just doing my best not to overthink a text message or spiral into self-doubt. Some days my “quiet time” looks like talking to God in my car with mascara running down my face. And yet, even in those messy, unfiltered moments... grace covers me.

Grace covers the girl who’s learning that healing doesn’t happen overnight. Grace covers the one who sometimes retreats instead of reaching out. Grace covers the woman who’s still unlearning old habits, still catching attitudes, still learning to extend the same forgiveness she’s been given.

God’s grace isn’t a reward for perfection... it’s the safety net for when we trip over our humanity. It’s the reminder that we can love Jesus and still be figuring life out. We can be growing and glowing at the same time.

So to the woman who feels like she has to choose between her faith and her personality, you don’t. You can be faithful and flawed, prayerful and playful, spiritual and still a work in progress. Because growth isn’t about perfection. It’s about grace.