Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Enough

Think Along 177

Enough.

That’s an interesting word, pregnant with lots of ideas.

How do you define and/or measure it? What is enough? How much is enough?

That’s really hard to figure out, isn’t it?

I ran into this recently in Proverbs (30:7-9)

"Two things I ask of you, O LORD;
do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God."

The person of wisdom prays for enough. Are we bold enough to pray for that? It is a prayer of faith and trust.

My wife recently pointed me to this poem, written by Bob Perks:

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello’s" to get you through the final "Goodbye."

If I read the Story of God correctly, then I think there is consistent call from God for us to believe that he is enough. That realization leads to peace, joy, salvation, and the ability to deal with whatever happens.

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