Can't go back to the beginning
Can't control what tomorrow will bring
But I know here in the middle
Is the place where You promise to be
I'm not enough unless You come
Will You meet me here again
'Cause all I want is all You are
Will You meet me here again
As I walk now through the valley
Let Your love rise above every fear………..
Sometimes a song just
captures perfectly where you’re at.
And this is one of those
times.
I AM NOT ENOUGH! Nope, I’m not! Finally getting that revelation.
How long did that take? Too long.
I’m not enough to fix brokenness
in myself, let alone in someone else.
I’m not enough to keep protecting
them from the pain that’s driving them.
I’m not enough to own their
stuff.
I’m not enough to have all
the answers they need.
I’m not enough to keep the
heart of someone who’s too broken to really trust anyone, until they can trust God.
But I know Who is enough,
and that’s a huge relief, now that I am actually learning to let go.
And in discovering that He’s
enough for them, I’m also finding that He’s enough for me.
The burden to be enough is massive
and too much to bear.
Because I was never meant
to. That actually WASN’T His idea.
I got used to carrying these
burdens, was trained for it early.
But with the burden comes
the mindset that I am IT for that person.
And I’m not. I am not IT.
God is the only One, that’s
right – One.
He’s THE One - there’s no other
like Him in power or goodness.
And that One is NOT me.
My job isn’t to be His substitute.
It’s to be the moon for someone – to reflect
His love into the darkness they’re living in.
I just need to get out of the flippin' way and point that person, that person I ‘needed’ to be IT for – point them to Him.
I can be a conduit for Him, but
I’m not IT.
And I’m not enough.
The One and only Son, the exact representation of the Father, the radiance of His glory, full of grace and truth – that’s the One they need.
And who is this Jesus who is
more than enough, God made flesh, God with me?
He’s Jehovah Raphe – Healer
He’s Jehovah Jireh –
Provider
He’s Emmanuel – God with us
He is Faithful and True
He is the Good Shepherd
He is the Saviour, Messiah
and Lord
He is the Wonderful
Counsellor
He’s the Way, the Truth and
the Life
He’s the Prince of Peace
He’s the Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end.
He is El Shaddai – more than
enough.
And all that He is, is all
that the other person needs for them.
Me thinking and trying to be
enough – that’s cheating the other person of all that He is for them.
And all that He is, is all I
need for me, as I walk into a new normal of not being enough, of not carrying
their burdens as well as mine.
So ENOUGH ALREADY!
I am the Lord,
and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God.
I will strengthen you, though you have not
acknowledged Me,
so that from the rising of the sun to the
place of its setting people may know there is none besides me.
I am the Lord,
and there is no other. Isa 45:5,6
Oh, bless you, sister and friend! It is so wonderful to have your words breaking back into this space. And I am so excited! Anticipating the fruit that will come from the revelation of these truths to your beautiful heart. Moonlight for us all. Thank you so very much for so faithfully reflecting the Son for us all xxx
ReplyDeleteDear Al. How lovely to read your comments. What a dear friend you have been all these years, and so encouraging. And you have reflected His light into my darkness many times.
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