Beautiful Workmanship

I think we have all had these moments. It doesn’t matter how “together” we try to keep every aspect of our lives, the truth is we all feel this way at some point. (Many of us more than others.)

If you are among most, you have that ever present list that daily reminds you of the feeling that “you are not good enough.”

“Never pretty enough”, “Never talented enough”, “Never nice enough for people to notice”, “Never thin enough”, “Never accomplished at work”, “Never having the marriage or relationship that measures up”,  “Never going to achieve your dreams”,  and how about that one “You don’t measure up as a MOM”.

The “Never” list of our lives can go on forever and take over our minds if we let it.

Many times we can be literally crippled by this list. We sit and compare ourselves to others over and over. The list of available articles on “What to do when you feel like a failure” and “How to stop feeling like a failure” are in abundance. Why?

 Because this can be a real feeling to each of us!

The important thing to remember is that how we feel is not who we are!  A quote from author Toni Sorenson reminds us that we might feel like failures, but as long as we are still trying we are not failures, we are works in progress.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

When life slaps you in the face with these feelings of “not good enough” we must find our confidence again. We must have our confidence renewed! The real truth is…YOU will never be good enough! You will always lack confidence if it is based on YOUR ability to have it "all together".  When we try to achieve this in our own ability we will always come up lacking.

Our confidence comes from God! He is the source that gives us the strength to press on through our “Never list”.  He is the one that has our back and holds our strength in the very palm of His hand.

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Our Lord also reminds us in

2Corinthians 12:9 “My Grace is sufficient for you, My strength is made perfect in weakness.”  Therefore most gladly “I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

When we are weak, He is strong!

As a child, I remember singing the song “He’s still working on me to make me what I ought to be”.  So true! It’s not just the children- God is still working on us too!!!

My prayer today is that our confidence be renewed in God! Have courage to continue and when the enemy tries to convince you that “you are not good enough”….tell Him He’s right…..you are not good enough…..BUT YOUR GOD is good enough to see you through every success and even every failure!

Thank you for reading today! Be Blessed! If you were encouraged today let others know, you never know who you may impact!

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                                                  Pastor Lisa Evans