We have a path to reaching our potential, a potential in the image of God. But to begin this path, we must recognize one thing:
"all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God."
It is judgement and discernment that allows us to recognize this. Without discernment, we are slaves to the things that darken our souls. Without judging and discernment, we are hopeless.
When we recognize why and what we are judged for, all that is before us is a path to draw closer and closer to the glory God has created for us to follow.