you don't need to speak for all christians... like this: do you know any people who excersize and sometimes are sweaty afterwards? I'm asking if you know of any...
I think some christians do feel like you do... do you know of some that are making progress?
of course my approach may not work with everybody... is there an approach that has worked with helping you? I'm interested...
from the end of your post, it looks like you have an answer that you're satisfied with. of course, at the time I read this postmy impression was you were still looking.
so, if you're satisified, great!... if you want to talk about it more, let me know...
God bless you, too!