in·ad·e·quate. [in-ad-i-kwit] not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
Synonyms: Insufficient. Short. Too little. Incompetent. Ineffective. Hopeless. Incapable.
That’s how I’ve felt lately.
Inadequate to be called a child of the Most High God who created the entire universe, and yet He still cares about my suffering.
Inadequate to lead teenagers in their thirst for God, when I didn’t know what it meant to truly live for God as a teen.
Inadequate to be called into missions around the world, when I feel unprepared.
Inadequate—the word that Satan whispers to me. He deceives me, making me believe it’s my voice.
But I run to God, and He obliterates that one word with hundreds.
I hear…
Beloved. Chosen. Set Apart. Holy. Desired. Daughter. Beautiful. Created. Made in My image. Precious. Mine. Protected.
Inadequate.
The truth of us without a Savior.
But with God, we have the power of the entire universe at our fingertips.
So why don’t we tap into that?
Why do we give in to the lie that Satan feeds us—that God’s power is not sufficient?
