The Lord is Mighty.

My failures, as a man, as a husband, as a friend, as a neighbor, as a brother, and or as a son; have left me with the feeling of inadequacy.

I often wonder... whether I am allowed to feel such things because it is the truth. That I am inadequate and therefore should feel so, justly.

Or is it that the devil seeks my destruction in such a way, that he choices upon my indignation and frustration, only to lather on the feelings of self-loathing and defeat; so that through those feelings my facts would be faded and my reality would be self-inflicted and undigested. Furthermore, am I too blame only the devil, or does my own nature, and my own sin-principle, my flesh, my decision, my iniquity carry some blame for the affliction. I would not be so foolish to discredit the devil of evil, but I would not be so proud as to discredit myself from any responsibility for past-actions (or lack thereof).

I am a man, made by God, for God, and I am a sinner, self-made, against God.
Additionally,
Jesus is God, made of God, for man, and He is perfect, self-made, reconciled with God.
Jesus is also man-sinless, made by God, that he might become my sin, so that I might be reconciled with God, receiving the righteousness of Jesus, that I might worship God free from the barrier of sin.

So when God looks on me, God sees Jesus. For God is Mighty.

God doesn't see Jesus, because of my adequacy, rather...
God sees Jesus before me, in me and through me, because of HIS adequacy.

The beginning is Jesus, and the end is Jesus. Jesus is the cause and effect, and he alone is the means.

You are my Lord, Jesus. My Brother, my Father, my Friend. Empower me Lord Jesus by your Holy Spirit, that I may know the Father, and be like you.
Amen