God is Enough

When it seems as if you have done as much as you can, but it isn’t enough

God is enough.

When it feels like the world is crashing down on you

God will carry it’s weight.

When it seems as though everyone is against you

God is for you.

When you think you are alone

God is there.

When you consider yourself a failure

God will direct you toward His success.

When you feel your loved ones have abandoned you

God loves you.

When you know your health is failing

God has plans for your complete healing.

When you messed up and can’t make it right

God will make something beautiful from it.

God is more than enough. For you – and for me. I often forget this. We often deny it – because we live in a society that highly prizes self-sufficiency and independence.

As I raise Helena, we have taught her to prize these things, too. In order for her to fulfill her purpose, it is important for her to be self-sufficient and do all of the things she can for herself.

But if we were able to carry the weight of this world entirely on our own, there never would have been the need of a Savior. There would not have been a reason to send a sovereign God down to earth as a tiny, vulnerable baby to grow up and die on a barren wooden cross.

The world lies to us. It tells us we should be able to handle it all – but that is false.

Our current situation is evidence of this. All of us (the whole world) are supposed to stay close to home, unless we are working in a job that is considered ‘essential.’ All of us are having to live a little differently from what we have ever experienced or remember. This situation is unlike any other we have ever experienced. We are not in control, no matter how hard we all try. We are not calling the shots this time. We can all try to fix things, but the truth in this situation is that our individual efforts are not enough.

But God is enough. He is stronger than COVID-19.

For the first time in thirty years, the Himilayas are visible in Northern India. The reason: Covid-19 closures have caused a decline in pollution to the point where they can be seen more than 100 miles away. God is trying to get our attention.

How could God allow us to be put in this situation – and why would God permit a sickness to so completely halt life for millions?

Maybe it is because we aren’t listening to him. Because we are distracted and think we have every right to do whatever we want to do – regardless of how many lives we affect.

Maybe it is because we are so busy that we barely notice the “smog” around us and we ignore our families to the point that when we are forced to be together we wonder why we chose to live such busy lives or we wonder what we ever saw in the stranger who lives with us.

Maybe God has just politely stepped aside for a bit, in order to show us our inability to handle everything, and to remind us to remember Him.

This is my prayer. That families find each other and grow closer. That businesses will start prioritizing quality of product over quantity of dollars. That lives – both those starting and those at their end will be prioritized, because ALL lives matter, and this has been a genuine tragedy for those who have lost loved ones. Finally – that society will fundamentally change for the better as a result of this trial and our response to its effects.

God is enough. He is greater than all of us. We need to listen for His voice and watch for His work around us.