God doesn’t love the highlight version of you more. He loves the you that forgets to text back.

Being loved for the highlights is a contract you have to keep renewing. The version that gets posted, that answers quickly, that is funny and available and doing well, requires constant maintenance, and underneath it sits a fear that the real one would not pass. The one who forgets to reply for four days is not a lesser edition. There is no premium tier here and nothing to qualify for.

Let one small gap stand this week without an apology. Then be that plain about yourself with one person who only knows the good version.