The closer you get to Jesus the more you see yourself for who you really are. That you are helpless, hopeless, incapable of doing anything without Him. "Without Me, you can do nothing." Whereas "I can do all things in Him who strengthens me."

Seeing our misery can lead us to despair, addiction, even suicide or it can be the motivation for making positive changes in our lives. With God, all things are possible.

Karol Wojityla in his book "Love and Responsibility" tells us that the more we know Christ the more we will truly know ourselves. The more we know ourselves the more we can understand others. It is the beautiful trinity of GOD, us, and neighbor. This is what comprises the whole of the Two Greatest Commandments - Love of God, neighbor, and self. We love ourselves to the degree that we love God and neighbor. (May 20, 2019)