When you come to the edges of yourself, and you see the limits of your love, your generosity, and your willingness to give of yourself; instead of despair, just whisper a prayer to the God who loves you. He’ll do for you, in you, and through you what you cannot do for yourself. He never rolls His eyes or breathes a heavy sigh when He looks at you. He loves you.
If we self-shame and self-judge, we create a filter around us where every interaction sounds like we are being shamed and judged. Sometimes instead of thinking someone else is judging us, we need to check if we’ve been doing it to ourselves.
It’s not about finding ways to avoid God’s judgment and feeling like a failure if you don’t do everything perfectly. It’s about fully experiencing God’s love and letting it perfect you. It’s not about being somebody you are not. It’s about becoming who you really are.