Imperfections

When Heavenly Father made me he did not make me perfect, he made me with many faults and imperfections. Recently I have had some of those imperfections pointed put to me. Many of these faults I was already aware of, I don't pay enough attention and I am forever checking my phone to name but a few. Having them pointed out to me was at first, a little painful. While I am aware that I am far from perfect it still hurt having my faults pointed out to me. I felt like I had failed in some way. The most painful part of the whole thing, was that my faults and imperfections cost me something very special.
This situation, though painful, got me thinking about why we have imperfections in the first place. Heavenly Father gave us imperfections in order to help us grow. No one in this world is perfect, no one will go through life without making mistakes and messing up, being human it is almost what we are designed to do! It is also why we have the atonement. Often in our lives our imperfections will be pointed out to us and we will be able to see them crystal clear. Is it painful , yes. Is it necessary ,most definitely. Sometimes The Lord needs to remind us of our imperfections in order to help us change , grow as people and become more Christlike. Often The Lord will use others to help us to see those imperfections for ourselves. He wants us to become perfect, he wants us to become like him. That is after all the goal. Just like a gardener prunes his bushes and cuts them back in order to help them to grow, sometimes The Lord needs to do that with us too. It may hurt and be painful , but it is also necessary.
While I am sad that my faults have cost me something great, I am grateful that Now I can see my imperfections I can work on correcting them.