This year has been a tough one for our church. We have watched our senior pastor and his family go through so much. We have experienced the highs and lows of life. We have watched The Lord give and we have seen The Lord take away. The theme of our retreat this year was None of These Things Move Me. I was excited to go and sit. I was encouraged and strengthened. It was a call. A call to look at my life and ask myself, is Jesus really enough? I left wondering if He was. Not because He isn't sufficient- He us exceedingly, abundantly more than I could even imagine! (Two adjectives: it HAS to be true!) my question was actually to myself. Was Jesus enough for me? Was my identity found in Him? I love being a mother! I love that it is part of my identity. I love being a wife. I love serving The Lord. I love pouring into the lives of others. I love watching The Lord work through me. But, did I really believe that He was enough? You see, this life is all I know. By 23 I was married, had 2 kids, and my husband was a Pastor. I have never had to ask myself if Jesus was enough because I saw His blessings all around me. Yet at this retreat I had a realization. As I spent time alone with The Lord and searched my heart I realized I was not able to say with my whole heart that Jesus was enough. Thus, I was not able to claim the truth that none of these things will move me. I began to doubt my ability to believe that Jesus is enough. I even began to question my motives. Why am I serving The Lord? Is it for His glory? Or for my own? Am I seeking to build up His kingdom? Or was I merely striving to be holy in my own power? Then, as I sat there asking The Lord to help me, I was overwhelmed by His spirit. I was reminded of who He is. I realized that He is enough. So I began to pray. Every day I added this to my prayer: Lord, whatever comes my way today, please be enough for me. I began to see The Lord take the areas of doubt in my life and strengthen them through the Truth of His word. My devotions became a sweet time with Him. Worship began to be an attitude of my heart. The Lord began to strengthen my life and put me in a place where I can truly believe He will get me through all things. So, today I ask you this. Is Jesus enough in your life? Do you believe that He can cover every situation you encounter? Do you trust that He will sustain you? That, as you yield you heart to Him, you will come to a place where nothing will move you? Nothing will pull you away from The Lord? Not fear, not doubt. Not circumstances or insecurities. NO THING can move us if we believe this simple truth: He is enough!
Romans 8:38-39
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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
