“When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s Truth.” – Lysa TerKeurst
I feel inadequate in MANY things. My job, my dating life, and even my writing. I could go on and on about other areas where I feel inadequate, but I’m not going to make that kind of list.
Some days I feel like I’m just not made out to be a substitute teacher. I struggle getting kids to sit down and listen. I struggle to explain basic math. My other friends excel in this, but I feel mediocre. & honestly, it stinks feeling mediocre.
I feel inadequate being a mentor. I’ve been blessed to get paid to be a mentor through a college scholarship program. I get to mentor two awesome college girls as they finish junior college and transition into a University. Some days there is excellent conversation and other days, I feel like I’m just not asking the right questions. I’ll think to myself, “Was I designed to mentor someone? Do I know have my life together to help these young women?”
I even feel inadequate in relationships. It sounds so silly, but as many men and women struggle with this, I question if someone would even like me. Sometimes I feel like I’m not opening up or asking enough questions to get to know them. There are days when I’ve felt not pretty enough or smart enough to be dating them. Those are just lies I’ve been telling myself. (Over the years there has been dramatic change in this category – I am much more confident then I used to be)
I’m not the best writer. I try to read articles from other people to improve mine because I feel so terrible – like I’m pulling teeth trying to put a sentence together. I’ve questioned continuing my blog but God always says, “No, keep going.” Alright Lord, I’ll write more fragment sentences.
But like what Lysa TerKeurst said, we need to be parked in God’s truth. There we find our adequacy in life. There we find God, who fills up all the imperfections, the mess ups, the struggles, and we see how we are made whole in Him.
I will never be the best substitute teacher. I will never be the best mentor. I will struggle in my dating relationships. I’ll struggle writing. But what I do know is that God will give me all the power I need to accomplish what I need to do.
Just thinking about that again gives me so much encouragement. God will give YOU all the power YOU need to accomplish His work in YOUR life. You won’t find the power in a cup of coffee. You won’t find the power after getting 8 glorious hours of sleep. You won’t find the power after reading book after book about being the best ___________ [fill in the blank]. Yes, those things are resources, basic needs, and things that help (thank you Lord for coffee). But those things don’t give us the power because it’s only God who does.
“[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.” – Philippians 2:13 AMP
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