Enough…

Sometimes we listen to the wrong people. When we do, that calls for a reset of our mindset.

For all who have been in that situation or are in it now, this is for you!

Sometimes we let the world be “too much with us”.

We let the voices around us hold too much weight in our thinking. The world can be hurtful and harmful. And there is nothing worse than betrayal from unlikely places…the close corners in our lives. I wrote this recently for a dear friend who had experienced just that and it caused her deep hurt, self-doubt, and self-criticism. In fact, some of the worst negative self-talk comes from what we tell ourselves. I’ve been there, too. We’ve all been there.

We can even be thrown off course.

After a time of letting those destructive tapes play on a constant loop, we need validation. We can seek the comfort of a good friend who will help us reset that tape in our minds. Those friends are healthy gifts in our lives. But the Ultimate validation of who we are, really comes from another gift…the voice within us, that I believe is the Holy Spirit, guiding us back to our own personal center.

If this has happened to you…if you have been thrown off course by careless words, harsh actions, or hurtful rejection, I hope you can find comfort in this post…ENOUGH!

Draw close to the only VOICE that matters!

Enough!

I lift my voice to my Creator,

The One who made and understands me.

The One who knows my heart and the condition of my soul.

The One who knows the Truth.

He knows every stick and every stone that makes its mark in my being;

Then rights the wrong from His merciful heart.

He takes the harsh condemning tapes and stops the ‘spin’ at once. 

“Enough, commands the Lord! 

He quiets the din in my helpless mind like the brilliant conductor that He is.

And He points me gently back to His Voice, the only voice I need.

And I remember whose I am.

“Enough”, soothes the Lord, “You are enough.” 

And I am filled with peace, with blessed assurance that He is mine and I am His child, the one He loves.

More than enough…His love is more than enough for me. 

His mercy is pure!

The well of His understanding runs deep into my being.

Despair and disappointment ebb and exit out of my lungs.

I breathe in the calm that only He can bring.

And I know without a doubt that hope has come and I am enough…

I am enough because I am His.