Is God Enough?

The past couple of days have been filled with moments of blessing for me. The Lord has really used different people to speak peace and encouragement to my heart. On Sunday, I went forward at church for prayer about my current work situation and I got to pray with two wonderful women. One of them told me that God has me exactly where He wants me. I hadn't really thought about that. I've been so eager to get out of this place that I'm in, and I haven't stopped to consider that God is at work not only in the midst of my circumstances, but because of them. It's uncomfortable to think in this way, but perhaps God caused and not just allowed me to lose my job.

I spent this morning with a dear friend who has mentored me through many tough times. I haven't seen her since last year and it was such an encouragement to catch up, to share from our hearts, and to pray. I realized just how much I miss her...and just how grateful I am that the Lord has blessed me with the gift of her friendship. She is one of those people that I think the Lord uses to "restore my soul."

This week is the annual Whitworth Institute of Ministry where pastors and laypeople gather to hear great teaching, to worship together, and to be enriched and encouraged. My friend A. and I went to the open-to-the-public session last night. In addition to seeing dear friends and professors from college days, I truly felt like the Lord was speaking directly to me at different points in the message. The title of the sermon was "Is the Pleasure of God Enough?" In essence, is it enough if all I have is God? Is it enough to have Him, even if He does not shower me with blessings? Is "God + nothing" enough? This really made me stop and think. Right now, I'm not sure that I trust God enough to say "yes" to these questions...but I want to. May He enable me to give all of myself, everything I have to Him...as He, in His Son, has done for me.