Is Jesus Enough?

         
Psalm 107:1-2 I give thanks to a The Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of The Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy.


    How is your witness? Do you REALLY Love Jesus or is it only when things are seemingly good? What if you struggle your whole life trying to pay your bills? Would you still love Him? What if He never gives you a soulmate? What if you are the only family member left? What if?....you can insert any devastating news in that question and really think about would you still praise Him? Would you still want to corporately and individually worship The Lord? Did God die for your preferences? Did Jesus die for you to live a lavish lifestyle? Did He die for you to own a pair of red bottoms? No, Jesus died for our sins. Not saying wanting those things is wrong, but even if we never received ANYTHING else from Him, He really has done enough. Is Jesus enough? Who do we really desire to be married to, Him or the things we want?  Oftentimes we go through purposeful trials to see the answer to that question. An old song I remember growing up states, "If Jesus never does anything else for me, He has already done enough" and every time it cross my mind I ask myself do I really believe that? Considering past and current trials, I would say yes because He is WORTHY of every ounce of worship my body can give. Jesus saved me from hell, hell! Words are not enough to explain the severity of my pathway to destruction. I could have been dead so many times. I did not realize how dead I was before my spiritual resurrection. Jesus fills my cup! He quenches my thirst. If I never eat again, I know He is my Bread! If I lose my sight, He is my Light! I get excited just by hearing His Name. Jesus, my EVERYTHING!
           There will come a time that we will be tested on how much He really means to us. Getting terminated from our jobs, getting evicted, kids acting up, marital problems, etc..can happen to us. Christians are not exempt from problems, but we are suppose to handle them better because we have Jesus. How can we convince others that Jesus is really all anyone needs when we put more trust in other things? To have Jesus is to have EVERYTHING! Do we really believe that or are we just using Him to get what we need? It sounds good to say but we MUST put it into action. Sinners are depending on us to reflect Christ whether we know it or not. They want to see someone genuinely live for Jesus and be happy about it. One of my managers told me earlier this week that I am always smiling and wondered what a day in the life of Marissa is like. I give glory to God because he did not know the struggles I have had just in the past couple days alone let alone my life. That is what people need to see. I could mope around and kick dust for not having this or not having that, but what good will that do me? Then on top of that it is disrespectful to Christ! Jesus willingly died for me and I'm complaining about what?! Nothing I do not have can compare to what Jesus did and that goes for everyone. Please let's not be like the Israelites who complained about not having meat in the wilderness when God was blessing them to eat bread from Heaven. See preferences can kill us. If we have Him He WILL supply. Rest in that, believe that, and let's spend more time cultivating our relationship with Him than complaining within ourselves about what we do not have. We will be happier, gain more peace, our relationship with Christ will grow deeper, and others will be saved because of it. Isn't that the whole point anyway to draw people to Christ not get what we want.

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Glory be to God