Not Good Enough

Once I played the character of “Miss Good-E-Nuff” at church in a children’s musical based on Pilgrim’s Progress. That character felt she didn’t need the cross of Christ because she thought she had enough goodness of her own. It’s ironic because I have never felt good enough in anyone’s eyes, including God’s.

Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve to be loved? By God or anyone else? I have felt that way. It’s taken a lot of time and healing to be able to truly receive love. Maybe I didn’t receive it because I was too busy believing the enemy’s lies that I must be perfect to deserve love. “Not good enough” is a label that has dogged me most of my life. Perfectionism is a vicious cycle and trap of the enemy. The devil doesn’t want us to rest on Christ’s goodness or receive God’s approval. He doesn’t want us to be free.

God knows that we are not perfect and never will be while on earth. He chooses to love us and draw us to himself with faithful kindness. Jesus chose to live among us and make it possible for us to be holy in God’s sight, through his death on the cross. Let us choose to receive his love and love him back through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Dear Father, thank you so much for your unfailing love. Help me to be free of lies and rest in the truth of your word.

Throughout This Day: Listen to How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

by Stuart Townend. Here are the words of the first verse:

How deep the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory