I am a Christian.

I try my very best to not get unsettled by the things people say about my faith and my character. TRY is the key word there. I fail at it a lot. Especially when the church is under a lot of pressure or attention from the media. I tend to snap and have an outburst that I regret.
Recently I had one of those, that I don't entirely regret, but had some fallout that was a tad bit surprising.
I'm trying to figure out how to not be super vague, and yet be vague because the details aren't what really matter. Anyway, I suppose the easiest way to put it is that there was an in direct response to this post that was received with tons of cheers of "Mormons are so awful," "Utah is terrible," "They don't act like Christians."
That's when I tend to have this fire burning inside of me as this group of people rallies together to hate on me and my people.
But, it sparked this fabulous thought that I wanted to make sure that I post. I got thinking about that thought of how people say we aren't Christian and we don't act like Christians. This assumption that we are supposed to be perfect and act perfectly. I'll be the first to admit that I struggle to be kind ALL the time. To say what Christ would say, and to do what Christ would do. Does that make me unChristian? Are we expected to act and be perfect from the moment that we are baptized and given the gift of the Holy Ghost? I really hope not because I fail at that. Everybody fails at that.
Being Christian doesn't me being perfect. We sing the song, "I'm trying to be like Jesus," not "I'm perfect like Jesus."
Random lame thought, but seriously just tired of this expectation from people outside to be perfect, when I am trying, but failing, but trying again.