When God Is Not Enough: Some Reflections

It's hard to imagine these words ever coming from a Christian's mouth:

 "Lord, You're just not enough!"

Yet, it happens more often than you think. If not spoken aloud, the sentiment seeps seamlessly from the deepest core of our being into our daily living.  It comes out in our conversation with others.  As we make future plans for ourselves or our children. When difficulties arise. Even when we pray!  

The truth is that we live in a Fallen World, marred by sin and never meant to replace or satisfy the deepest longings of a Saint's heart (Ecclesiastes 6).  If you're finding yourself struggling with the reality of your dual citizenship--in the world but not of the world (Philippians 3:20). Don't be Alarmed!  Don't Panic!  Don't get Discouraged!   

 

 When God is Not Enough: 

1.  You've Lost your Focus:  Romans 12:2; Hebrews 12:2; Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 16:24.

     We've become distracted and over stimulated by the pitiful offerings of our surroundings. 

     The Enemy competes with the Lord for our time and attention bombarding us with the 

     temporal rather than the eternal.  Our ambitions are distorted yet gloriously affirmed and

     we fall prey to fleshly pleasures. Disillusioned when all fail, we then blame God!

2.  You've Lost your Perspective:  Matthew 6:33; I John 2:15-17; Proverbs 4:25-27; 2 Chronicles 

      20:15

      This is a natural response to loss of focus.  David, Elijah, and Jesus's disciples at some point 

      experienced this in their lives.  It can come after a great victory or a great loss, when we are fearful 

      or simply just full of ourselves! It makes us think and do what we ordinarily wouldn't. It creates 

      doubt, stress, and fear. We forget Who's really in charge and are no longer beacons of hope but

      deterrents to the Gospel.

3. You've Forgotten God's Promises:  Numbers 23:19; Psalm 145:13; I Corinthians 1:9; 

     I Thessalonians 5:24

     Thankfully, the conditions described above can be temporary experiences and not a pattern

     of your life. They are after all common to every human.  But we have what unbelievers do not.

     We have the promises of God!  One bible scholar says more than 7,000.  Each of these promises

     conditional or unconditional refute any claim that God is NOT Enough! 

If I find in myself a desire

which no experience in this world

can satisfy, the most probable

explanation is that I was made

for another world.

                                            -C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity 

     

       PRAYER FOR TODAY: "God, whom do I have in heaven but you? And besides you,

                                                        there is nothing on earth I desire. Let that be my prayer,

                                                        because you are enough. AMEN"

UNTIL NEXT TIME

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