Jesus, himself insinuates discipleship is hard. And I for one have often said discipleship is hard. In fact I've said it several times. I will agree with you we don't take seriously the calling of Jesus and that we should strive for that perfection of love for God and neighbor. I hope you're striving towards that. I know I am, even in all my frailty.
By the way, God loves you and so do I.