Is Jesus Enough?

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

I have spent this last week resting and mostly alone due to illness. I couldn't have seen it coming and would never have asked for it.



Approximately one week before, I walked into my Dean's office arms loaded with stuff and on the verge of tears, "I can't do it all", I said, "there is just too much to do, it's all good stuff, but I can't do it all...". I had found myself in a familiar predicament, taking on more than I should to the point where I become overwhelmed and ineffective. There is an old book, the author's name escapes me at the moment, called "The Tyranny of the Urgent", the idea is that EVERYTHING can seem urgent and that you are the only one who can do it and suddenly "things" have taken over your life and you have lost what really matters.



Just hours after my conversation with the Dean of Students we left for our student retreat. We had an incredible time and the Lord was working in all of our hearts. At the same time sickness came in. We returned and almost all of our staff and over 60 % of the students were very sick.

I was diagnosed with a double ear infection and bronchitis and basically quarantined to my room for the next week.



Now, all those things I had to do didn't matter anymore, I couldn't physically do anything. It was just me and Jesus.... I missed it. I felt lonely, I wanted the phone to ring, a knock at the door, an email.... all the while He was there. The things that I do do not give me my worth or my value but I had put them there, in things, in relationships instead of where they belong, with Jesus.



We were created to worship Jesus, this is the one thing our heart longs for though we will look EVERYWHERE else. The thing is, this isn't the first time Jesus and I have had this heart to heart, this is a lesson I've had to learn over and over and though I suppose I gain a little more understanding each time, I imagine this will not be the last time. Eventually my heart though growing in it's love for Jesus will at some point find other things to put in His place until He comes in again and resumes His rightful position on the throne.



He is enough and always will be, its a daily choice we make to give Him His rightful position on the throne of our hearts. There are things that He has for us to do, but are we doing the things He asked to do to or are we just doing? And in doing those things are pressing deeper into the heart of God, recognizing more our need for Him? The blessing is that God will check our hearts, He loves us and will continually pursue us until He has that rightful place in our lives. What a great and gracious God we have.



The Psalmists' words are simple, "...in Your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11 He truly is all we need and desire, He is waiting and constantly pursuing, thank you Jesus.