Enough.

Do you have it?

When I look in my closet or my pantry or my children’s toy box I’m convinced that we do. One peek into my craft room proves that I’m no stranger to excess, either.

Yet, somehow the desire for more continuously overtakes my satisfaction with enough.

Advertisements scream and shout, plotting the downfall of my enough, convincing me that only more will make me happier.

Rarely do I pull into our driveway and walk inside unencumbered by shopping bags. Usually, I’m juggling my keys in one hand while balancing the sacks upon a raised knee holding my cell phone between my teeth as I unlock the door. Often, I fear my neighbors might witness my struggle to deposit more into our already full home.

Do they ever wonder, “Doesn’t she have enough?”

More shoes, more clothes, more food, more crafty bits and pieces, more books and toys and games. More square footage, more horse-power, and more electronic devices.

Even more of the things that are supposed to be good: more friends, more health, more serving, more church.

The quest for more dominates my life.

Until I look around and realize all this more is a burden. Not only does it require more of my attention, more cooking and cleaning and organizing and more time, but it steals from what actually satisfies me. And that sadly leaves me longing for even more.

Isaiah talked to the Israelites about this same thing. God spoke these words through him:

“Ho! Everyone who thirsts come to the waters; and you who have no money, come buy and eat. Yes, come buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me…”
(Isaiah 55:1-3)

When we listen to Him, go to Him, seek His kingdom, He will satisfy us. We are free from worrying about what we will eat or drink, where we will live, how we will work, or what we need more of because God provides for our every need. (Matthew 6:33)

God bids us to come and listen to Him and He will freely give us the salvation that satisfies the deep longing in our soul. True satisfaction cannot be bought and nothing purchased possesses the power to pacify us.

I don’t need to work more, do more, give more, be more or have more to get to Jesus.

Once I find Him, I realize that not even a cute pair of shoes or a discounted designer purse, a mile high slice of chocolate pie, fitting into a size 8 or volunteering all my time in service to others will ever appease my desires the way being in His presence does.

More won’t end my aching emptiness, but relinquishing everything to Jesus will.

Am I on the verge of becoming a minimalist? Probably not any time soon, but I do plan to turn to Jesus first to fill the places in me that yearn for more. He is enough!

 

Dear Heavenly Father, I praise and thank you that Your precious Son is ENOUGH for me. That His sacrifice satisfies my deepest longing for salvation. Forgive me when I forget and attempt to fill my needs with other things that have no eternal value. Guide me by Your Holy Spirit to seek Your kingdom first and trust that You know and will provide for all that I need. In His Holy name, Amen.

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness
and all these things shall be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33

“Oh satisfy us early with Your mercy,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”
Psalm 90: 14

This post was written for Suzie Eller’s #livefreeThursday link up. If you’d like to hear more about having ENOUGH, click on the link to read what some amazing writers have to say.