We are a rough match when we are first converted. Not to worry. With time spent in the Lord's domain surrounded by the Holy Spirit, you will begin to notice subtle changes. Others will begin to notice those subtle changes. A very godly pastor, Alan Redpath, said, "The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime." Patience and persistence, my brothers and sisters in Christ. Our Lord said nothing about perfection in conversion. It is about faith. He will bring unimaginable changes to you if you have faith. With prayer and a budding relationship with our Lord, there will come painfully slow changes to God-likeness.
From experience, I write these things. No person was any dirtier than I when the miracle of conversion came upon me. If our Lord Jesus can love and save me, He will surely save you.
Our Lord is our divine Director of Character Development. If you persist, so will He. We humans have a lot of sin to wash away from our soiled souls. Love you all.
