Ever felt the sting of “Am I enough?”—like there’s a hidden bar you’ll never reach? We open up about that heavy question and trace why it breeds fear, shame, and giving up, then trade it for a truer path: becoming through Christ. Instead of chasing a finish line that keeps moving, we walk through how grace reframes the whole journey—before, during, and after our best efforts.

We unpack the tension between the law of justice and the mercy of the Atonement, showing how qualification is not a solo achievement but a relationship with the Savior. You’ll hear why asking “Am I turned toward Christ?” is more liberating than grading yourself against imagined standards, and how that shift restores courage at work, in dating, and in church callings. Along the way, we bring in wisdom from leaders—“Whom God calls, God qualifies”—and explore the original sense of “be perfect” as becoming complete in Christ, not flawless on our own.

This conversation is equal parts theology and practice. We get specific about reframing the scripts that sabotage progress, noticing the moments where shame tries to rule, and choosing small, willing steps that invite enabling grace. If your heart needs relief from self-measurement and your faith needs fuel, this is a map back to steady ground: by ourselves, never enough; with Christ, always becoming.

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