You are enough.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been dumped, discarded, or divorced.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t have kids or choose not to have kids.

It doesn’t matter if you stink at house cleaning and you feel inadequate as a homemaker.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t cook.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t make very much money or if you make more than those around you.

It doesn’t matter if you feel too fat or too skinny.

It doesn’t matter if you feel like a failure in your work.

Even if you struggle with female friendships or feel like an outsider I need you to know that you are enough.

You are not broken.

You are not damaged goods.

You are not beyond repair.

You are loved.

You are enough.

If you have a gift, skill, or ability may you never hush your heart, stand down, or feel inferior to any other man or woman.

You are created in the image of God, beautiful and strong, fierce and tender. Who you are matters. Who you are is enough.

May you stand tall, shoulders back, lift your voice and claim your inheritance. One of truth, rescue, redemption, and truth. One of power, dignity, and worth.

History has shamed and scolded women for centuries.  From indigenous tribes in Africa to the suburbs of Seattle, women are the most oppressed people group in the world.

But you, my darling, my friend, are chosen to bear the love and grace of Jesus. May you seek him and find him, the healer of your hurts, the One who calls you enough. May he be your front and rear guard. May he be your strength when you are weak and your fire when you are consumed by the dark.

This isn’t self-help, this is life in Christ.

Romans 8:1 reminds us, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

No condemnation. Not from your own feelings, from those around you, or from the culture we live in. None. You are enough.

What matters is your choice to abide in Christ, finding your true identity, casting off all condemnation and shame, and walking in the fullness he has set for you.

What the world and your own soul needs are for you to be most fully alive in Jesus. May it be so.

Because you are enough.

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Want more like this? For when you feel not enough in life or faith or for when you aren’t feeling so lovely or maybe you need to be reminded you aren’t a failure or a grand master.