Goodbye, self-condemnation

Q: How can I pray when I feel so down on myself for constantly making mistakes?

A: I know how you’re feeling, because I had to pray through a similar situation. It wasn’t easy, but several insights helped me break through those “I’m not good enough” feelings. Here’s my story.

My whole life, baseball has been my favorite sport and I have never worked harder at anything else. Coming into high school, I was nervous about playing baseball because I knew the skill level was a big jump for me. But after a winter of training, I felt prepared and ready. When the season started that spring, I was thrilled when the coaches invited me to be on the varsity team as a freshman. As the season progressed, I started every game and quickly found my spot on the team.

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I couldn’t lose anything!
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The ultimate relationship
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