“Do your best and let your reputation take care of itself.”
I have never received better advice than that. That advice, from an esteemed colleague, was given regarding judicial service but, to me, it applies to every situation, every undertaking, and every relationship.
In particular, that advice applies well to my relationship with the Holy Spirit, for I believe that even God does not ask us to do more than the best we can see to do in any situation. If I do that — if, guided by the Spirit within, I do my best to represent love and grace in this life — I can be confident that my reputation with the Holy Spirit, and my reputation with other people, will be as good as I can make them.