Best kept Secret

It has been said that sometimes we are our own worst enemy, and I would have to agree with this. Why is it that people who love us are quick to forget the mistakes we make, or the times we may hurt them, no matter how unintentional it may be? On the other hand, when we mess up or fall down, we allow that mistake or failure to define us...I am a failure, I just can't do anything right...and so on! If God never gives up on us, then we should never give up on ourselves. If we allow the Lord to define us instead of our mistakes or failures then we will never again have trouble moving forward, picking ourselves up when we do fall!