Are We Good Enough?

My new book discusses this question as my heroine Amy is faced with some difficult life choices while recovering from her recent job loss and an ended relationship. Here’s what she says:

“You are enough. You do enough. You have enough. That’s going to be my mission statement.

             “I want to give women a sense of self and to remind them that they are unique beings, created for a purpose, and are gifted in many different ways to make their place in the world. Whether we are writers, mothers, corporate mangers, cooks, or any number of other possibilities, what matters most is that we bring integrity, honesty and respect to those around us.”

With magazine covers, social media, and self-help books telling us how to look better, feel better and stress less, it can be hard to realize that you may, indeed, be doing your best.

In God’s eyes, we are dearly beloved daughters created in God’s image. Through Jesus Christ, we are already good enough to secure ourselves a home in Heaven. Nothing can dim the love He has for us.

Next time you are feeling like you’re not quite on top of things, realize that maybe you don’t have to be. You are already good enough the way you are.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8