Life's Measuring Cup

The cup of being enough

that is how we see ourselves

each day we try to measure ourselves to be enough

Why?

Enough for who? Ourselves? For others?

We worry about who and what we look like to others. Believe me. I am the number one culprit. When in reality the only person we should be concerned of impressing is our Lord. Unfortunately, that does not always happen for the common soul. We strive each day to be  filled by other people in our lives to feel loved, accepted, appreciated, and remembered. Yet, we have a God that does all that and more. Perhaps, it is the lack of tangible physical reciprocation that bewitches our minds to believe we are alone. One day someone asked m, "If you were to be enough for someone, what would that look like?"

That single question changed my perspective. What would it look like if I were enough? Would it mean I would be physically beautiful, become a genius, become wealthy? I had no idea what being enough for someone would look like.

I discovered that is why someday I felt so helpless, because each day I was trying to reach a standard that was not even set for myself. I could never be over or under my own measure because it did not exist.


The measuring act that we face everyday can never fully be defeated, because we are imperfect. We must constantly remind ourselves that we are not programmed to be perfect beings. If we were perfect beings our lives would be carried out like we were robots. Swimming through life without a soul. The feeling of shame, unworthiness, and loneliness only come to us when we forget how special we truly are. I know, how cliche of me. But in all seriousness our worth gives us the fuel to strive to be the best us we can be.

No matter the circumstance remember that you are enough for Him.