Sufficient

2 Corinthians 3:4-5
Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.  Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.
 
Do you have what it takes? Do you measure up? Are you good enough? These are questions I wrestle with all the time. Do you? Maybe it’s just me. I’ve learned how to battle these thoughts and questions. It is by realizing and embracing that I don’t have what it takes, I don’t measure up, and I am not good enough, but Jesus Christ is. His grace is sufficient, and because He is sufficient, I am sufficient. I am because the GREAT I AM says I am. Enough said. 
 
I’ve spent a lot of time chasing things for fulfillment only to discover that God has already given me everything I need. The things that bring the most peace, joy, and fulfillment usually don’t come with a price tag and they can’t be earned. That’s the gospel at work. Contentment in the sufficient grace of Jesus is what brings peace. Don’t worry, you can be content without being complacent. By all means, run the race to win, do your best, maximize your calling and gifting, but don’t be surprised in the lack of fulfillment that comes when you catch what you’ve been chasing. If the achievement is your sole source of fulfillment, you will stay on the treadmill and eventually burn out. Realizing that you are just as sufficient at the beginning of the journey as you are at the end is the real victory. After all, His power is perfected in our weakness. 
 
2 Corinthians 12:9
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.