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“When my mind says I’m not good enough, God you’re enough for me. I’ve decided I’m not giving up cuz you won’t give up on me. Cuz you won’t give up on me. Your love is holding on and it won’t let go.”

 Enough defined:

  1. As much or as many as required
  2. To the required degree or extent; adequately
  3. To a moderate degree; fairly
  4. Occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations 

To be enough. A desire to be enough for people – to be fully loved and accepted. To meet expectations or desire to exceed expectations. We want to be loved and known. To be in relationship with people whom we can love and who can love us. Who will care about the daily and mundane, be there for comfort and strength, to be present with us in the highs and lows, and able to be heard and seen. 

We live in a world that is so loud with noise and messages – of what is of value, of what is important, of expectations and standards on behavior, dress, and attitude. We see part of people’s lives on the outside and often see a lot of put together people. Sometimes we see groups that are close knit and wishing we could be a part of it. In the midst of perceived perfection and the nature of busyness, it is so easy to feel insignificant or not enough– that we don’t live up to the levels portrayed. It is also easy to get caught up in the message that our busy lives and overbooked commitments equates to increased value or worth. Equating our value as humans to what we can do or get done. Our identity in what we do rather than who we are. Over time, this belief doesn’t create long-term happiness or satisfaction. We start to feel drained and can sometimes end up running on empty. 

I was telling a good friend of mine this summer about some life experiences, and at one point she stopped me and asked, “Do you know your worth?” This question caught me by surprise. I didn’t know how to answer that. In reflection, I saw that my worth has been so caught up in what I’ve done or what other’s thought of me. The truth of who I am was getting hidden. Who am I? To who do I belong? I think we each have this sense and desire for belonging. To be a part of something, to have a place, to be rightly there. 

“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” -Galatians 3:26-29 

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather serve one another humbly in love.” -Galatians 5:13 

Check out the rest of this chapter, really great truths shared.

What would it look like to seek understanding of who I am in the context of God’s perspective of me rather than my own perspective or the perspective of others? To see myself as a child of God. What would it mean or look like to live in the freedom of the Lord and give up the chains of expectation and achievement? These are just some of questions to ponder with me…

I pray God continues to mold and shape each and every one of us. That we seek and ask Him to draw us closer to Him. That our desire for Him and His word would grow deep. That we would more fully experience His joy, comfort, and strength. I pray that we would know our worth and value in Him. I also pray we’d each come to realize more and more that God is enough for us. His love never fails. 

 

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