I don't find that surprising, or scary. How do most SH's feel they and their peers do on that most of the time-- reflect it, or fall short? Which do SH's prize more-- the effort or success at the effort? Do you generally see yourself from the view of that which you can presently do, or that which you hope to be able to do?

It pretty well sums up the basics of trying to live as a Christian, as well. Is that surprising and/or scary? (Of course we fall short.) I think (speaking just for me), I don't expect to "achieve it" but I find great value in the effort to live it to the best of my undertanding at any given point in time, and I look for (work for) the increase of that understanding and the ability to live it.

As I have said, I am both, but in this thread of course I acknowledge that I am writing particularly from my Christian perspective (because that's the side I'm intentionally choosing for present personal development). I don't generally differentiate those views in my mind or in my writing-- is it helpful to others, in my writing at Mudcat, when I try to?

~Susan