EP 62: I Am NOT Enough (& Why It's Liberating to Admit It)

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Despite the fact the world proclaims with one loud voice, “You are enough!” that has never been the way it has played out in my life. And do you know what? It’s liberating to admit that fact. Join me today as we discuss why we should reject that self-affirmation for the lie it is.

Show Notes VERSES CITED:

- John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life...."

- Romans 3:23 - “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

- 2 Corinthians 12:9 - "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”

- Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

- 1 Corinthians 1:25 - "For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God...."

- James 1:5 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives to all generously & without reproach...."

- 2 Corinthians 5:21 - "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become...."

- Ephesians 1:7-8 - "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with...."

- Romans 8:29 - "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son...."

- James 1:4 - "Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

- Revelation 5:12 - "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive... honor and glory and praise!”

- Ephesians 2:4-5 - "We were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is..."

- 2 Corinthians 3:5 - “Not that we are adequate in ourselves so as to consider anything as having come from...."

- Ephesians 2:8-9 - “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift...."

- Romans 9:16 - “So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.”

- Philippians 2:13 - "... it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."

- Philippians 1:6 – “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion....”

- Romans 6:13 - "...offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life...."

- 1 John 1 8-9 - "...If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us ...."

RELATED LINKS:

- I Am Not Enough (& Why It's Liberating to Admit It) - blog post I wrote in 2017

- Confession of an Unlikely Convert - book by Rosaria Butterfield (her personal testimony; published in 2014)

- The Gospel Comes with a House Key - another great book by Rosaria Butterfield (2018)

- Another Gospel? - must-read book by Alisa Childers (2020)

- Live Your Truth - another wonderful book by Alisa Childers (2022)

- M is for Mama – such an encouraging read from my friend Abbie Halberstadt (2022)

- Hard is Not the Same Thing as Bad – an even better book by Abbie (2023)

- You Are Not Enough (& That's Okay) - book by Allie Beth Stuckey (2020)

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