I have to lower a basketball hoop pretty far to be able to have any chance at dunking! By that point, I don’t even think it really counts, even though it’s kinda fun.
Spiritually, it’s not about lowering the standard but instead allowing God to raise us up to that standard when we come to Him in faith.
Romans 4:4-5 says, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”
We can’t earn salvation, but we can come to Jesus for the free gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him.
And we can live that out each day if we stay humble enough to come to Him for what we can’t do on our own (which is everything of value).