At church, we had our pastor’s son teach us. He is very intelligent and is a clinical director of a large company. He talked about how we are enough for God, He made us because He loved us and wanted us to love Him in return.
“Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres“ – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV).
God doesn’t need our performance – He wants our heart.
A friend told me the other day that I was highly anointed by God. I didn’t believe it.
Me? Highly anointed? My life is so crazy all the time, I can’t sleep most nights. I have a hard time concentrating because of it. Why would a perfect God love someone like me?
Because God is love.
1: Corinthians 13:4-7 gives us a clear snapshot of our God. Maybe you’ve heard this scripture at weddings. But when you think of God this way it changes the game.
Because Jesus lived and loved perfectly, God loves His people without conditions or a checklist to satisfy. He is not keeping score or holding a grudge. His love is perfect, and it’s free. The price has already been paid in full by Jesus on the cross and we don’t have to perform perfectly to earn it.
This is a perfect love from a perfect God given as a gift to imperfect people. We just have to receive the gift.
We are all enough. Satan likes to tell us we are not. but because of God’s love we are. It’s hard for us to believe this because the version of love we see every day is conditional. Conditional love is based off of numbers in our bank accounts, -swipe left or swipe right, if you done measure up, you’re not worthy. If you don’t get the grades or the job, you’re not enough.
When we know we are enough for God, it means we’re free -free from our fears, our obsession with performance, even our unrealistic expectations.
We might fall short to an earthly point but we don’t fall short when it comes to God because He offers forgiveness. God doesn’t need a performance. He wants us to surrender our hearts to Him. We don’t have to earn anything from God.
I like how Jesus 2 Corinthians 12:9 says. “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 glad,y about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
We are unconditionally loved by God.
We are redeemed by His sacrifice.
We are highly favored when we walk with Him.
We are enough for God.
From Pity to Praise 