I know they ask because they
love me. They want what is best for me, and their only reference point is what
has been the best for them. But I wish sometimes that they would put words to
this question because I know the answer, and I do not doubt it.
Let me tell you how I know.
When I am aware of a love I
have not experienced. Like when I watch the unreserved tenderness and delight
of a newly married couple. When my insides turn soft and quivering as I hold someone’s
tiny infant. When I would reach for someone but they are not there. When I am
the only single in the room. You may have wondered about this. In these moments and more, His love is enough. Don’t
ask how this can be, but the steadfast loving kindness of God endures. And it is enough.
When I do hard things as one.
Like when I file through funeral lines of loved ones. When I’ve laid on the
exam table fearing the lump is cancer. When I’ve left a job without another one
in sight. When I do long battle with the doubts and fears that come with
singleness and it’s not yet 9am. You may have wanted to ask. His grace is enough. I can’t explain how His
strength is sufficient for me. But it is
enough.
When I face life alone. Like the
thousand details of every day. When I
walk up to a dark house after work. When I lay alone at night. When it’s
Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Mother’s Day, and just me. When I must do new and uncertain without a companion. You might be curious. Don’t ask me how, but His presence is enough. He has never left nor forsaken
me. And it is enough.
So friends, ask. Ask so you
can raise your heads heavenward and praise Him loud together with me. The God
who is your all-I-need is mine too. There is a rich, throbbing glory in this
truth. A platform so large and strong that all manner of men and women and
children may safely stand together lifting one mighty Christ is sufficient! Hallelujah.
He is enough.
Beth
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