The Fear of "Enough" - Part 2

Friends, I don't like the way I ended that last post. I've felt like I needed to put in more words to help us power through those moments, but I wasn't quite sure what to put. Let me offer you a follow-up post now to fill in some of those gaps.

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Sometimes I think we don't feel like enough because we feel like we must juggle everything and solve all the problems, but we don't. We need to accept that some things are beyond our control and gain peace from that. It's okay if your best isn't enough to solve every single problem. We have a God that can handle everything.

Romans 8:28 helps spell it out: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." See? God works. Yes, we can serve God with our talents and time, but He is always there. We may tire or get frustrated or stressed, but we can trust that God is endlessly at work with a plan greater than we can know falling into place for our lives. He already sent Jesus as part of that plan to die for every single imperfection in our lives. Do the best you can, but accept that your best will never save the world. God already did.

Unless you hurt someone's feelings or make a real mistake, don't apologize for being who you are...even if you let yourself think that you're not being who someone else wants you to be. So what if you need to ask another question to clarify what someone else is saying? If you're cold, take back those covers from your warm and cozy significant other! Sharing is caring, friends. Armrests are public property -- yes, even on an airplane -- so don't apologize for using it...unless you bumped someone when you tried to put your arm there. Often we say "sorry" when we should just say "Excuse me" and go about our business. I am extremely guilty of this, and I really was left thinking after watching this video. So be confident and be YOU. You won't impress everybody, but you'll feel more at peace with letting your good qualities shine.

And if somebody tries to make you feel bad about being yourself, shake it off. You can get mad, or you can use humor to keep it from plaguing you. Like this girl. I want to be more like her when somebody is talking negatively about me.How often do we let comments haunt us? And how often were those comments said for that very purpose? Letting them sink in is letting the other person have some control over yourself. Do like Elsa and just Let It Go. It's not worth stressing over. (And if you are stressing about something someone said, why not talk to them about it? Maybe they need the peace that comes with apologizing for being a pain.)

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Go out and rock who you are today, friends. Accept that you will make mistakes and leave some things on your To Do list unfinished. Go do the best you can. You're awesome.