Comments on: Thankful for Inadequacy

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:52:03 +0000

Thank you for this post and honesty. The inadequacy overflows in this house too. It’s such a hard thing to deal with. Sigh…I am thankful God is good because He makes up for all of my junk. I really appreciate you sharing!

~Mimi

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:41:07 +0000

Great post! It is very true and I think that feeling that way keeps us on our knees where we belong! So many times, I am saying to God that I have no idea what I am doing… Praise God that He does!

Blessings!!!

Amy @ Things and Stuff

By: Kim & Kiddos

Kim & Kiddos — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:22:06 +0000

We just were reminded of this in my Bible Study this morning! We were talking about Moses & his feelings of inadaquacy. What good news that Christ is sufficiant!! I don’t have to be!

By: a friend in Christ

a friend in Christ — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:41:18 +0000

In my life when I struggled with this I claimed some verses. The struggle never seems to go away for long.
(I think satan uses this struggle to try discourage & neutralize us.)
Paul talked in 2 Corinthians 12 about the battles he faced.
We just need to remember our callings are filled with promises from God to do His purpose & He through grace allows us to do our best & we trust Him (no matter what we SEE) to do the rest….. it is not enough to believe….
we must actively trust. Ps 121 came to my mind as I battled @ the time of my dad’s death. Inadequate is how I felt…as I could no longer right wrongs or just do those extra things any more. Had I done enough? There were no more chances to correct anything I felt was left undone. THAT is where I believe God also gave the grace to grieve.
We all battle these things (granted not the same way for each person). And this is not bad. We just all need to remember we were NOT made to be self sufficient. THAT brings disaster. And sometimes the reason’s we get to that point is because we are loading on stuff ourselves that God never intended us to do all & certainly not all at one time.
When He gives us callings….He gives us all needed.
He also reminds us to ask…..He does meet all our needs.
The world will beat you up…God will lift you up;-)
Have a great day…you have many garden’s growing
to tend to;-)

By: Kathleen@so much to say, so little time

Kathleen@so much to say, so little time — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:41:15 +0000

I hear you! I feel totally inadequate most of the time. And constantly reminding myself that it’s not about me, anyway, it’s all about doing God’s work, and I should be satisfied with that.

By: Martianne

Martianne — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:29:55 +0000

Oh, how this post resonates with me. I often fel inadequate – unable to support and be pleasant with my husband at times, failing to do all I wish to to train my children in faith as well as home preschooling, unable to cut through clutter and get to organization, lacking balance in my roles as Mom, Wife, Homemaker, Independent Contractor, etc… Sometimes, I even go as far as to wonder why God has gifted me with another child growing inside. I wonder why He thinks I can be a good mom to this child when I am so achingly inadeuate at fulflling my roles as they now stand with but two children, home, husband, work and community. Then, I realize all my roles are gifts and that when I have a poor attitude I am being ungrateful for these gifts. i recognize that God gives each one of us no more than we can handle and all the love, support and guidance we need to handle all things and then some. My greatest obstacles are obstinence and absentmindedness – I sometimes refuse to hang things over or forget to pray. Ah, but when I do, I am so grateful. So at peace. So inspired to live and give as God wishes me to. I recognize what blessings His word, His will, His forgiveness, His love and His everpresent directionals are. And, I, too, see the sound advice and guidance in the greatest gudebook at all. Self-help? Who needs it when we have God help? Thank you for putting it all so eloquently this morning.