"__________________________"

It doesn't matter how hard we try. Sometimes, our humanness gets the best of us. Well, strike that, more than "sometimes;" most times we're losing the battle against the flesh. Most times we're not only losing the battle, we're dwelling on the person we want to be instead of focusing on the person of Christ who bought you "as is." ...Or at least I am.
I live in the knowledge of my Savior's love and sacrifice daily, however, I am not perfect. I fall. A lot. And right now, I am experiencing a low. I desire things that God patiently tells me to wait for. I chase after things that look good but will turn around and hurt me in the end much like a child runs with scissors. Sometimes, my common sense is overtaken by my flesh, who guides me to sure destruction.
I say all of this because I am tired- SO TIRED- of the hypocrisy. I am tired of seeing Christians portray a life of perfection. No one is without struggle, if we don't struggle than we should be questioning our own Salvation. Similarly, what is this idea of perfection you are chasing? It is simply unattainable under your own power! At the core, we are all broken people- if not, why then would we need a savior? It isn't a sin to show your brothers and sisters in Christ that you, also, are broken down. The very brokenness we try so hard to hide, is the common denominator between ALL of us. The fact that Christ saved us despite us binds us together, and yet, with so many trying to hide it, we forfeit unity. We forfeit a functioning body of Christ for, metaphorically speaking, a paraplegic body. We forfeit showing others Who Christ REALLY is. We forfeit gaining yet a richer understanding of His love.