Being a Christian doesn't mean being perfect. In fact, being a Christian starts with us admitting our sins, and coming to a realisation that we can't do anything to save ourselves. Being a Christian ultimately means being totally reliant on God's goodness, and wholly surrendered to Him.
Yet, in all things, we Christians feel the strain of showing Godly character. This is something that, as mere sinners saved by grace, we find hard or even impossible to do in our own strength. So, it is very reassuring to know that being a Christian doesn't mean being perfect but being perfected, not being righteous in ourselves but made righteous in Christ, and not knowing it all but merely trusting in God for everything.
Whatever you're going through, keep pressing onward to the Lord. He'll use your story as a testimony of His goodness and love.
Check out the slideshow for some characters in the Bible that remind us it's ok to be human and not perfect before God:
Peter is known as the first church leader, yet we all know that he was the same guy who denied Christ, was rebuked by Jesus for slashing the soldier Malchus' ear off when Jesus was arrested (John 18:10), and the apostle who was rebuked for acting hypocritically out of fear of criticism (see Galatians 2:11-21). Yet, Peter was an amazing example of a man who, without much learning, could serve the Lord with his whole life. (Peter striking Malchus, circa 1520, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon)Paul is famous for being the one who started many churches and writing many books in the Bible. Yet the Bible presents him as a man who had problems with his temper, had a very strong personality that probably scared many, and had a "thorn in the flesh". Paul is a great example of a man who hated Christ before knowing Him, and loving Him to death afterwards. (Paul Writing His Epistles, painting attributed to Valentin de Boulogne, 17th century)David: Everybody loves this guy, except for those who were either insecure of him, or his enemies. Despite the achievements, David fell into sin including adultery and a murder plot (2 Samuel 11). Yet God restored him after he repented (see 2 Sam. 12, Psalm 51), and God ultimately fulfilled His promise to him – by putting the everlasting King Jesus in his lineage. (King David in Prayer, by Pieter de Grebber, c. 1640)John Mark: This guy's story is a little muddled, except for the part when he left Paul in their missionary journey (see Acts 15:36-41). Yet after abandoning Paul, we later find that Paul considered him a great help in the ministry (see 2 Timothy 4:11). This young man is a great example of those who failed, but do great things when given chances. According to scholars, he is the same person who wrote the book of Mark. (The Evangelists St. Luke and St. Mark, by Matthias Stom)John the Baptist: This man was declared by Jesus as the greatest prophet born of a woman (see Matthew 11:11). Yet we read somewhere in the gospel that he wore uncool clothing (a robe of camel's hair), ate a strict diet (wild honey and locusts), and had a very simple message that most probably would bore today's nominal Christian. Yet the Bible presented him as a man of great impact in Jesus' pre-ministry period! (Saint John the Baptist Preaching to the Masses in the Wilderness, Pieter Brueghel the Younger)
