“I was a {girl}, just 5 years old, I heard the call and came.”
~ Revised from “The Good Confession” by Andrew Peterson ~
I’ve had this thought rolling around in my mind. It’s short and sweet, and yes I can even feel the weight of it at times.
So my question is, Is Jesus enough for me?
After all these years I still wonder, if Jesus is enough to take all my sin, and then pour in again?
At times in my own life {consider just last week} I have been scared of feeling empty. I don’t know what it’s like to have less of me, inside me.
There has been a progression because I’m not afraid anymore of emptying out myself, so He can pour more of Himself into me. That’s a pretty big deal, actually!
Aren’t we all really… a big deal to Him. With that said I still need to know, is Jesus enough for me?
Can He really sustain me, and give just what I need, when I need it most?
We all need to be loved, and my problem arises when I don’t believe that I already am.
So I ask myself again, Is Jesus enough, or do I have to do something?
And, do I believe what He says? {Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35.}
I can’t escape Him. Jesus is a gentleman. He has been waiting to save me ever since the morning I was born.
“I drank so deep, from the shallow well, only to thirst again.”
When I was about 5, I think I remember confessing that Jesus Christ was Lord. I began believing then, but its taken me many years to really learn how to confess my own sin. It’s been a life long journey that will continue to journey ahead. It’s this process of losing myself, again and again, to get to know Him.
That one days decision was only the beginning. Every day that we’re still breathing, we get the chance to choose to believe Him. Again, again, and again.
“And they buried me, beneath the water, then I rose again.”
It’s days like these, that I would love to be buried again. I know a second baptism is not normal protocol but I must confess, I still crave it. I wonder if it would mean more to me now, than it did when I was 10?
Working out my own salvation {Philippians 2:12} between Him and me, is a daily choice to call, or cry out to Him for help, in just about everything.
Today, I believe. Jesus is enough for me. Do you believe?
Today’s Prayer ~ Today, I confess “that with every breath, He is saving me”. Save us Jesus today in the middle of life’s details. “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless, until we find our rest in you”. Keep saving us, until we believe that you Jesus, cover it all on our behalf… and until we believe that Jesus is enough, save us every day God, from ourselves. Amen. ~
Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—
how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.
~ Psalm 34:8 the message ~
“Do the best you can, and say the words. I believe”…
Good morning ‘most precious Living God’. I praise you for comfy, healing sleep, I exhault you as I read the heart of this child of yours. I ‘believe’ you oh ‘Son of our Living God’. Most majestic mingling of you in our lives causes me to sense the deepness of you in me/us as I say, you have brought me to ‘believe’. I feel small, like a little ball as I’ve been curled up, safely nestled into your presence. You are my Papa…….
Hello my friend Joanne. I’m thankful that you are in my life and even just down the road. We’re blessed! Thank you for sharing your prayer with me. Praise our heavenly Father!
Yes my friend I do believe. He is enough for me. He is my everything. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to proclaim this once again to my Jesus.
Tracy, beautifully shared sister! Thank you for stopping by to spend a few minutes with me. Be blessed in your journey today! God is so holy, strong, and mighty, and yes… I believe always working on our true needs!
I was buried twice.
Seriously. Not normal protocol, but I know it was what I needed to do. So thankful for His love. And so want to live a life that says He really is enough. I say it with my mouth…but so many times I can be found turning to things other than Him. Continually surrendering this heart of mine.
Hello new friend Kimberly!
It’s an exciting possibility for sure. I’ll just wait a moment to see what God reveals in my heart next! It’s always such a continual, never ending journey of grace! Thank YOU for sharing with me.
NO WAY! You have been “buried” twice… I may have to discuss this with my pastor, and get my craving for baptism taken care of!
Is Jesus enough for me? He was enough when a was a single mom raising two girls alone. He was enough when my husband was diagnosed with cancer. He was enough when He called me to the impossible task to speak and write. Yes, He’s definitely enough! He has proven Himself faithful.
Hi Shannon,
Awesome words of “faith memories” sister! Thank you for coming by and sharing that! Blessings…
I love the question, Amy. I’d like to say that the answer is always yes, yes, yes! But often my actions say something else. It’s something to consider daily.
One of the remarkable things about baptism and communion is that they are such ordinary activities. Jesus could have chosen something really unusual to signify our new life in Him, but instead he chose something He knew we would do regularly. Every time you wash, you are reminded of that burial in water, that cleansing from sin. Every time we eat, we are reminded that we are part of His body. We are reminded that He was broken for us. Wow.
Have a blessed week, Amy!
Good morning Melanie!
Thank you for stopping by and sharing with me sister!
It’s crazy, Godly grace, that we have to ask ourselves this question daily!!!