Perfect Isn't What He Wants

Have you ever felt like you needed to be perfect? Or have you ever tried to be perfect and didn't realize it? Well, thank the Lord that He doesn't expect us to be perfect. If He did, I'd be in hell roasting like a tukey by now. We're all imperfect, and even if we're saved, we'll still sin. The thing is though, that we don't have to be perfect.
In the Bible, perfect usually means mature. That means God wants us to grow as a Christian each day. He knows that we can't be that sinless, spotless saint. That's Jesus' job. He's the sinless one. He's our shepherd.
Do you realize that sheep are really dumb animals? I'm not being mean to sheep, but they need a shepherd to guide them. We're really dumb creatures if we're humble enough to realize that. How many times have we see/heard/done a sin that's clearly a sin, and then do it again the next day? I don't have enouh bones in my body to name all the times I've done something like that. I'm like a sheep, and I'm glad to have a shepherd as awesome Christ.
Perfection doesn't come from what we do. It comes from what God does through the Holy Spirit. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit so the light of God is shining through us like sunlight through temple doors. If we walk in the light and grow in our Christian lives, people will see God's glory in us. We will mess up, but a perfect (mature) Christian would ask God to take the sin away and keep walking towards the prize, eternal life in heaven with our Savior.