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  • BOOKS I’VE READ
    • So far this year
    • In previous years
  • DECLARATIONS
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You and I aren’t enough

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To be human is to not be enough.

We don’t like that, of course. After all, who wants to feel those not-enough feelings?

As a result, we seek pastors, therapists, self-help books and anything else available to us that will tell us that we are, in fact, enough, rather than bringing those feeling to the God who would tell us that he is.

He is the enoughness that we need.

He is the void-filler.

The Great I Am is all that I, tragically, am not.

He can when I can’t.

He will when I won’t.

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September 12, 2024by Paul Jenkins

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It means the world to me that you're here. I write mostly to get out of my own head, and tend to focus on culture, faith, church hurt, and emotional and spiritual health.

I long to live an authentic life marked by faith, family, friendships, and joy. If what I write resonates with you and you choose to subscribe, I'd consider myself even more blessed. 😀

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