Monday, February 23, 2015

Is God Enough?


Psalm 18: 1-3

1"I love You, O Lord, my strength."
2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.





Is God Enough?

There have been times in my life where I have wondered about this question.  To be quite honest with you I have pondered this question a lot since being on the mission field of a foreign country.  But let me first share with you the first time I truly thought about the words is this question as well as other times…is God enough?  The other questions that stemmed from this one are many!  

Is God enough when my life does not go as planned?
Is God enough when friends move far away?
Is God enough when friends die?
Is God enough when I have to change jobs?
Is God enough when my mom dies?  
Is God enough when I get a divorce?
Is God enough if my husband dies in combat?
Is God enough if something happens to my children?
Is God enough if something happens to my husband while serving on the mission field?

Will my God be enough to sustain me if any or all of these things happen?  

YES~

I know the answer is an unmistakeable YES!  How do I know?  This is the first time I really thought about this question.  When one of my friends lost his life in a car accident on my 18th birthday, I thought about this questions…  

Is God enough?  

Where was He when Ben lost his life in that accident?  He was right there holding His precious child and holding the hands of all those who loved Ben.  He comforted us in our time of grief and gave us what we needed to live life without Ben.  

When my mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer during my junior year of college I thought about this question…

Is God enough? 

At that point in my life I was searching for meaning to everything in my life.  I wanted to know that everything was going to be alright.  But in desiring that I was not truly desiring God’s will for my life or the life of those around me.  So I struggled with the thought of God being enough to sustain me and my struggles.  But He did sustain me and His will at that time was remission for my mom.  

I think that this question really was tested in my life when I was working in my hometown while waiting for my wedding day and I became the victim of rape and kidnap.  My world was torn apart as well as was the fibers that knit my family together.  

Is God Enough?

In the midst of this unspeakable tragedy God was right there holding me, His child, and protecting me from death.  At that moment, I was clinging to all that I knew about God and desired to know where He was when that happened.  He has taught me that what the devil meant for evil God means for good.  (Genesis 50:20 “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.”)  I can be a light to those who have gone through similar experiences.  I can give hope for a new tomorrow.  Twenty years later I am giving that hope and being that light for girls in a foreign country.  Loving on them and teaching them about His love for them no matter what they have been through.  I can remember thinking there is no light at the end of this tunnel but God was that light, directing me and pulling me closer to Him.  He never left me.  

Still, is God enough when your loved one dies?  Yes, He is!  He is enough.  He was right there with me when my mom died from breast cancer.  He helped me be an anchor for her.  He used me to show others His love.  He was with my mom while she took her last breath.  He gave me comfort in knowing that she was in no more pain.  She would suffer no more in this world and that we would reunite again in heaven.  

So, if the other questions I ponder do happen soon or many years from now, I can answer the question, Is God Enough with an unmistakeable YES.  Because I can go back to all the times He sustained me before and was Enough for me.  I can cry out like David, saying the Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer!  He is the one in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  He is worthy of my praise.  

No matter what you have been through or what you may go through today, tomorrow or years from now, may you find comfort in knowing that GOD IS ENOUGH!  Whether you are single, married, widowed, divorced, lost loved ones, lost jobs or even everything…GOD IS ENOUGH.  He will use these things in our life to show us we NEED Him.  We cannot live this life without Him.   Do you believe this?  

Take time today to spend sharing your hurts with God.  Tell Him where you are at.  Let Him help your unbelief.  

Listen to this song:  

Healer

You hold my very moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You, I trust in You

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe

And I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

You hold my very moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You, Lord I trust in You

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
Oh, I believe

I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
Oh, yes You are, yes You are

And I believe You're my portion
Lord I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
More than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

You're my healer end of lyrics


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