I Am Not Enough.

Let’s Just Say It.

I am not enough.

Not by myself. Not on my best day. Not when I’ve checked every box and said every right thing. Ha! Like that ever happens!

And neither are you.

If we were enough in and of ourselves, there would have been no need for Jesus. No cross. No blood. No Savior stepping in to make up the difference where we fall short.

That alone should settle something in us.

The Striving Is Real

Still… we try.

We try to be enough.

Enough-mom. Enough-leader. Enough-wife. Enough-friend.

Enough spiritually. Enough financially. Enough physically.

We compare.

We overthink.

We adjust ourselves to fit rooms we were never called to fit.

And it’s exhausting.

So the real questions become:

How do we know we’re in Christ?

What do we actually do to be in Christ?

And how do we keep reminding ourselves that we are enough IN HIM and it’s ok to ACCEPT that we are NOT ENOUGH in and of ourselves?

What the Word Actually Says

The answer is not complicated.

If you are born again, you are in Christ.

The Bible says it. So the decision becomes whether we’re going to believe what the Word says — even when we don’t feel like it.

It says, “In Him we live and move and have our being.”

It tells us Jesus is the Word.

So when we’re in Christ, something starts happening. There’s a hunger. A thirst. We find ourselves going to Scripture for peace instead of scrolling for reassurance. We begin craving right standing with God more than applause from people in the form of likes and follows or whatever floats your boat.

And sometimes slowly our words, our mindset, our actions begin lining up with His Word.

That’s alignment.

Where Freedom Shows Up

Freedom from comparison.

Freedom from insecurity.

Freedom from trying to keep up with the Joneses.

That’s where we discover we were never meant to be enough on our own.

Not barely enough.

Not just scraping by.

But here’s the truth that will set us free: We are more than enough in Christ! 

This is where Godfidence can step in where our confidence slips away at times.

Happy Monday, Ya’ll!

XO,

Adrienne