I Am Enough

If every child of God realized they are complete in Christ, lacking nothing, how happy we’d be as a universal family. The world would see us completely differently. We wouldn’t be people who place our unmet needs and insecurities on the lap of an indifferent world. We’d have no demands on others to fill what’s missing in us. We’d be content. Our entire approach to life would hold the sheen of confidence. We’d be what it means to be people of faith.

The negative feeling that we aren’t enough is insidious, evident in faultfinding, habitual dissatisfaction, bad tempers, and addictive behaviors like overeating, the use of pornography, and drug and alcohol abuse. The deep-seated belief that we are not enough is part of low self-esteem, which indicates nonappreciation and abhorrence for what we are. Feelings of not being enough focus us on what we think we are and have not.

The negative feeling of not being enough can be mistaken for shyness or humility. In truth, it’s ego-driven self-absorption. The idea that other people have more talent, brains, good looks, prestige, luck, or personality than we do is (brace yourself) absolutely true. Just don’t stop and camp at what others have. Open your eyes to the things you have that are completely yours alone. Stay clear of Public Enemy Number One, which is comparison. Put signs up all over where you live, in your car, in your pockets that say, “I don’t compare myself with anyone. I am enough.”

Your journey of enoughness begins by taking a sheet of paper and writing across the top, “I lack nothing.” Then, write a list of what you honor and respect about yourself. (You’ll be adding to this list daily.) Next, write down what you’re going to honor and accept in others. No more wishing that you had what they have or do what they do. See yourself bringing to the world all that you are in Christ.

You aren’t a wounded bird on a housetop. You haven’t missed the boat; you’re not missing anything. You have in you absolutely everything you need. You are mighty, beautiful, and strong in the Lord. You are enough.

Affirmations:

• My God has supplied all my needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
• I’m called to be complete in Christ. And so I am.
• I lack nothing. I put a stop to comparing myself to others. I am listening to the truth of who I am in Christ.
• I am loved and appreciated, and I am not missing anything.
• God gives me all I need to fulfill my purpose in life.