Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9
Journal: How or where do you need to hear the words my grace is sufficient
for you today? How do these words
intersect with your life right now? Is
the grace of Jesus enough for you today?
Why or why not? Be honest.
Reflection: “My grace is enough: it’s all you need.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, The
Message) I don’t know about you, but
I have kind of a love-hate relationship with the word enough. On the one hand, I constantly feel like I am
not enough, and continuously try to prove to myself and to my world
otherwise. Somehow I have taken on the
burden of proving that I am worth loving.
It is both consuming and exhausting.
And on the other hand, Jesus comes along and tells me that in him, in
his grace, I am more than enough. In fact,
his grace is enough for me. It is all I
need. Apparently, I am constantly trying
to prove something that has already been decided. Maybe it is time for me to take Jesus at his
word. Maybe it is time for me to stop
trying so hard to prove that I am worth loving, and simply believe that I am
loved. Maybe it’s time for me to accept
his grace, to receive it, to live in it, and to be free.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you that I do not have to be enough today, because
you are. Help me to walk in that freedom
today. Amen.
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