Jesus is enough, I am not

This picture is going to be used as an example of what I’m about to say. Hi, I’m Hailey and I try so hard to be good enough. I have good days, I have bad days. I get into bad moods that can cause conflict between me and my husband. I struggle with seeing the things that other people have and thinking to myself, “if I just had what they have, I would be happy”.

Some days, a lot of days, I look to the wrong things to satisfy me. I compare my wardrobe with others, my physical appearance to others, and the list goes on. I struggle with acne which is something that I let get ahold of me way too much. I have a hard time being content, no matter what stage of life I am in. I worry over the littlest things, and I’m an over thinker. I let the smallest things steal my joy some days. I am a sinner. I could keep going with this, but my point is that even though I possess all of these flaws and more, my Heavenly Father views me as white as snow. He sees me dressed in white, forgiven through the blood of His only Son Jesus Christ. Washed in mercy, covered by grace. He is my strength in my weaknesses, and He is my rock that stands firm when everything else is crashing down around me. He is my constant and the rescuer of my soul. I will never ever ever be enough to measure up, and that’s okay, because He is enough. When we are beating ourselves up for being the sinful humans we are, we can be reminded that when we fully trust that Jesus Christ came to save and redeem us, we are set free of the lies and chains that hold us down from living a life of true freedom.

I’m tired of listening to the lies of comparison, and letting things steal my joy. Nothing I possess will ever be “good enough” to “be enough”, but praise God that we can live a life free of the weight that comes from living on this earth. When we are saved through His grace, He sees us as white as snow.

Photo Credit: AmyCole Photography