The familar warmth invaded my nose and soul, enveloping me as I entered my favorite coffee shop. I Ordered my usual and waited for my "appointment." I sipped the hot beverage with a heavy heart. The young woman who I was meeting, was in the middle of a crisis, she had recently discovered her husband had decided she wasn't enough.
As the petite curly headed blond sat down across from me, her hands visibly shaking trying to hold onto the the warm cup, my heart ached. We sat for a moment as she gathered her courage to share her heartbreaking story with me. Her marriage of 8yrs was on the verge of crumbling.
She had questions and I prayed I would have some answers to comfort and encourage. I was not here as a marriage counselor, they had already begun that process. I was here to speak truth into a shattered soul. The truth only God can bring into these kinds of situations. The truth that says the God of the universe is crazy about you. He won't leave you He won't disappoint you and most importantly YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
Paul said it best "Long before he (God) laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had
settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his
love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through
Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to
enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his
beloved Son" Ephesians 1:4-6
Tears rolled down her face as I spoke these simple words. I prayed silently that they would pierce through her pain and straight into her heart." YOU ARE ENOUGH. When God looks at you He see your full potential, he sees everything you were created to be. He literally sees His son Jesus in you, and He was willing to give up His son so you would see the truth. It doesn't matter what others have said about you or done to you. It doesn't matter what you have done or said to yourself. He is madly, passionately in love with you."
I want to shout it from the mountain tops to anyone who will hear. God is crazy about you, because when you begin to believe it everything changes.
My new friend finished her latte and as I hugged her good-bye I whispered. "You are more than enough because of HIM. "
