Progress Rather Than Perfection

We all fall short of the glory of God at times and I know that I fall short quite a bit. As a new believer in Christ I have came to the body of Christ with a ton of excessive baggage and I will admit that I have a very long ways to go, however it's not probable that I am going to have it " all together".
I admit that my character defects maybe quite glaring to others. I admit that I have been in the world and the ways of it so with this being said I am striving for perfection, however I rather claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection!
I am a diamond in the rough and I am the clay and God is my potter molding and shaping me into the woman of God that I am designed to become. I have alot of jagged edges to me and I come across as a sword at times and I can be misunderstood and quite frankly a hard individual to get at times.
I'm by far from flawless and I have made some mistakes in the last month of my walk with God although I don't wish to stay there. I want to continue to have God water my rose one petal at a time so that I can be that beautiful rose and the woman of God that he is designing me to be.  As a individual who looks for quick answers and instant gratification I have found that that is temporary and a false sense of peace and total serenity that I have been seeking.  For God is doing a mighty work in me and my life and I have now found what I was desperately lacking! I will be the first one to admit that I have plenty of shortcomings and that I have a lot of healing from the inside and out, however I am not going to give up five minutes before the miracle happens!
Journey to Totality [ Karla ]