Easily overwhelmed, I once lived within the undercurrent
of a vast sea of advice and “helpful” information. I became swept away in
home-organization articles, parenting books, and Godly-wife Bible studies.
Before any offense is taken, there is nothing wrong with any of those things and
each have a time and a place. The obsession I had with living up to all those good things was the problem. I
wasn’t good enough.
And frankly, fear of failing restrained me from even
wanting to try to be good enough.
The truth is, while there may be room for a few
improvements in our lives, living up to others' expectations is exhausting. You
are good enough. I am good enough. You were designed to be
you for a purpose. You have good qualities; things that make you completely
different from everyone else. Isn’t that a good thing? We struggle so often to
fit into the crowd, but when you fit into
the crowd what difference do you make...?
