Adventure Circus Time?

Dear Mrs. Circus Time

It's funny you bring up the fear of not being good enough. It's a fear I've also been struggling with lately, hence my quick reaction to your last post. My fingers want to type the words "there's no simple answer to this" but that's a cop out I use far too often. There is a simple answer.

Of course we'll never be good enough.

Ouch

That's kind of the point though, isn't it? If we could be good enough there would be no reason for Christ's sacrifice  If we were perfect why would we need a God whose grace and forgiveness far surpasses anything we can understand?

I like what Paul has to say in 2 Corinthians 12:

⁹ And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Letting God in does not magically make you the person He desires for you to be. But that's okay. When we fail (as I do so often) and when we are weak (as I so often am) God's grace covers us. 

God's understanding of the things we can give to Him is much deeper than our own. He created us, He knows what we are capable of. By seeking Him He will reveal to us all that we are meant to be. Not right away, and not without much stumbling, but gradually.

To close, I'll leave you with this. Irreverent, perhaps, but I think it makes for a pretty good mantra.

It's okay to not be good at something right away. It's just the first step of a longer journey.

Yours,

Amy