In this Regular Girl Devos Retro-edition: Define Enough, I am reviewing a post originally published in May 2020.
I was an Olympic level over-thinker. Okay, I should say I AM an Olympic level over-thinker—still working on this one. When I wrote “Define Enough,” I was having a hard time getting out of my head. The pandemic wasn’t helping, or helping millions of other people either. We were all plunged into an unknowable and uncontrollable future. I remember feeling impatient and frustrated, grasping for hope:
How do you define enough?
“Define enough. Is it a statement of gratitude? A word of impatience and frustration? A sigh that says you are at the end of your rope and the end of your hope? Or, I am enough, a declaration of confidence and acceptance?”
The next paragraph hints at a lingering mindset from my eleven-year-old self revealed in my “Lonely Caterpillar” story:
“God wants you to know that in this moment, you are complete in His eyes. There is nothing you can or cannot do that will change His love for you. Embrace yourself, take on the day, and accept that God is with you.”
Despite my mental challenges, I still maintained a spark of defiance—I wasn’t going down without a fight:
“Receive the extraordinary gift of God’s love and grace. Then, if something or someone tries to interrupt your beliefs, just say, “Enough!”
By holding on to an unchanging God, I could navigate a radically changing world. Yes, I still work on the over-thinking thing, but if you have read any of my series of posts on self-care, you know the motto: progress, not perfection!
We may deal with the impact of the pandemic for some time. Read an interesting article on that subject by The British Academy. What coping processes did you use during the pandemic? Share a comment below.
“But even so, you love me! You are holding my right hand! You will keep on guiding me all my life with your wisdom and counsel, and afterwards receive me into the glories of heaven! Whom have I in heaven but you? And I desire no one on earth as much as you! My health fails; my spirits droop, yet God remains! He is the strength of my heart; he is mine forever!” Psalm 73:23-26
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