{"id":6261,"date":"2023-04-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6261"},"modified":"2023-03-30T21:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:24:03","slug":"enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6261","title":{"rendered":"Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Abundant Life: Riches money can\u2019t buy\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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The abundant life knows that Jesus is enough.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We live in a world where nothing is ever enough. We are bombarded with subliminal messages letting us know we aren\u2019t rich enough, thin enough, smart enough, successful enough, happy enough, or good enough. In the eyes of the world, we will never measure up because we will never be enough!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the bad news! The good news is we don\u2019t have to be enough because we have Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We learn from the story of the widow giving just a tiny donation, that it was enough once placed in Jesus\u2019s hands. It was valued more than what wealthy people gave. (Luke 21:1-4) We learn from the story of the two loaves and five fishes which couldn\u2019t have possibly fed the multitude. Yet, it was more than enough in Jesus\u2019s hands. (Matthew 14:15-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus is enough. He is the bread of life. (John 6:35) He is the living water. (John 4:13-14) He is the strength of our hearts. (Psalm 73:25-26) He is love. (1 John 4:8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This message of not being good enough even carries over into the Christian community. I remember when my grandfather became ill. He was a gentle man who became a Christian at a young age. He was a deacon in a little country Baptist church where he taught Sunday School for decades. He helped neighbors and strangers alike, and never said one unkind thing about anyone. He had an exemplary reputation and was affectionately called \u201cUncle Doug\u201d by all who knew him. At his funeral, I heard not one but several people say, \u201cWell if Uncle Doug doesn\u2019t make it to heaven, there is no chance for the rest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They would be surprised to know that when I spent a week with my grandfather while he was in the hospital, I came into his room and found him crying. I asked what I could get for him. What did he need? Did he need pain medication? No\u2014he was crying because he felt like he was a sinner. He hadn\u2019t done enough for God. He wasn\u2019t good enough to meet his Maker. He was concerned that he would not make it to heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was right about a couple of things. We are all sinners. We will never be able to do enough for God. However, he was wrong thinking he wouldn\u2019t make it to heaven. What he didn\u2019t fully grasp is that\u2019s it\u2019s not our goodness that gets us to heaven. It\u2019s God\u2019s greatness. When Jesus lives in us, He is enough. (Galatians 2:20) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those living the abundant life don\u2019t weigh themselves down trying to earn God\u2019s love. They realize God\u2019s love is freely given. (Romans 5:8) After all, if we could be good enough on our own, we wouldn\u2019t need Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c<\/em>\u2026I have come that they may have life and that they<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

may have it more abundantly.\u201d ~John 10:10 (KJV)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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