Jesus Is Enough
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
– 2 Corinthians 12:9
Some days are just hard. I press forward, counting my
blessings. Satan rears up in another ugly attack. I am just so tired. Where is
God in all this mess?
Do you know what I’m saying? Have you been there? Do
you understand about hard days?
Most of us do. I’m not talking about those devastating
things like cancer and death and fatal car accidents. I’m not even talking
about sudden job loss or a house fire or anything else that is catastrophic.
I’m talking about all those little things that seem to
pile up to the point where you are overwhelmed with it all. It’s a stressful
job combined with a sick child, added to yard work and grocery shopping and laundry
a hundred other things that must be done. You just need a day off from it all.
Instead you get something else piled onto your to do list.
I joke that I’ll never again lead a class on Spiritual
Warfare. I don’t think I’m joking. I have been under such attack.
I recognize what is happening. I do. But it doesn’t
make the journey any less frustrating or painful. I’m ready for some good news
but the hard truth is that God didn’t promise good news. Or good times. Or even
an easy life. Just the opposite. Jesus said we would have troubles but to take
heart because He has overcome it all.
I am not alone. Neither are you. There is a Savior
walking right beside us. The world will not defeat us so long as we hold on to
the One who rose from the grave. I’m holding on tightly. How about you?
Even in the midst of it all, we see His hand at work.
This morning a sweet woman and her two children were rear ended by an 18-wheeler.
The impact spun the car around and off the road. They all walked away. A
miracle.
We see miracles everyday if only we would open our
eyes and our hearts to them. Sometimes it’s just so tough to get past the hard
stuff, the aggravations and setbacks, so that we see the good, the blessings, the
miracles.
A sweet friend mentioned that one night last week her
family didn’t have anything to do. There were no obligations, no little league
games or work commitments. They actually were able to stay home, eat dinner as
a family and play a board game together. Laughter filled their hearts and she
remembered what they miss in all the busyness of everyday life.
God never meant for us to suffer our days away. He
didn’t intend for us to get so bogged down in working and striving that we miss
the simple pleasures of our days. Life is short. It might not seem that way
when we’re young, but age has a way of pointing it out.
Don’t look back and wonder what you missed. Take a
moment today to push past all the aggravations and see, know, that Jesus is enough for you. No matter what the day brings,
trust that His grace is sufficient to see you through. There is joy all around
us. Grab it! Embrace it! Live it!
