This is more of a personal question than a doctrinal one. The harshest truths for me to deal with on a daily basis have to do with divine judgment and the realization that temporal decisions can have eternal consequences. Jesus has revealed to us certain challenging criterion to prepare us for this most important moment.

The first of these is criterion is from the Gospel of John — Do I really have faith such that I love as Jesus loves, keep his commandments in the fullest way, and am willing to lay down my life for him as he laid down his life for me? This is a daily challenge; it can be easy to identify the times when I do exemplify this faith but I must also acknowledge the many times when I don’t and ask forgiveness.

A second harsh truth is that I am responsible for other people’s salvation.