Always Enough, Never Too Much
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. — Psalm 23:1-3
Shepherds are tough mamma-jammas. There are still shepherds today — did you know that? There aren’t too many in America, but in rural areas across the globe, you can still find one lone guy who literally herds his sheep, moving them around and tending to their needs.
You know what a shepherd has to do to a particularly unruly sheep that won’t go where it’s supposed to? It’s pretty graphic, so hold on to your hat.
He’ll break one of the sheep’s legs.
If that sweet little ball of fluff won’t rest, won’t go the right way, won’t cooperate, the shepherd will take matters into his own hands to make sure the sheep is completely reliant on him as he nurses it back to health after the very wound he himself caused.
If you are worn out, here’s the deal: you’re human.
You live with the effects of a fallen world. You live in a world where people need sleep and rest and restoration. God made your body with the need to shut down for eight-ish hours a night. He made your mind with an intrinsic desire to get quiet and recuperate when things are too hectic or overwhelming. He made your soul desperate to find respite and rejuvenation in Him.
If you’re burned out, worn out, needing rest, and feeling tired, the good news is that you’re human.
The bad news is that if we continually resist His invitation to be human and resist our God-given need of recreation, He has the capacity and the loving inclination to break us a little so we are forced to stick close to Him.
God is beckoning you into a life full of pushing, pulling, and advancing for the sake of His kingdom. But He’s also inviting you into a life full of rest and stillness so you can draw near to Him. What would it look like to rewrite Psalm 23 for yourself, reading “He made me lie down” and remembering that first “He invited me to lie down. He went to quiet waters and so I followed Him”?
What would it look like to finally trash the idea that needing rest automatically equals some kind of deficiency or lack?
This is how He made us. He is not surprised. Rather, He is glorified by our resting and trusting in Him.
Let’s follow our Shepherd to the water and the quiet spaces. And let’s kick the Enemy in the teeth when he tells us we’re not enough because we’re worn out!
Excerpted from Always Enough, Never Too Much by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan.
Shepherds are tough mamma-jammas. There are still shepherds today — did you know that? There aren’t too many in America, but in rural areas across the globe, you can still find one lone guy who literally herds his sheep, moving them around and tending to their needs.
You know what a shepherd has to do to a particularly unruly sheep that won’t go where it’s supposed to? It’s pretty graphic, so hold on to your hat.
He’ll break one of the sheep’s legs.
If that sweet little ball of fluff won’t rest, won’t go the right way, won’t cooperate, the shepherd will take matters into his own hands to make sure the sheep is completely reliant on him as he nurses it back to health after the very wound he himself caused.
If you are worn out, here’s the deal: you’re human.
You live with the effects of a fallen world. You live in a world where people need sleep and rest and restoration. God made your body with the need to shut down for eight-ish hours a night. He made your mind with an intrinsic desire to get quiet and recuperate when things are too hectic or overwhelming. He made your soul desperate to find respite and rejuvenation in Him.
If you’re burned out, worn out, needing rest, and feeling tired, the good news is that you’re human.
The bad news is that if we continually resist His invitation to be human and resist our God-given need of recreation, He has the capacity and the loving inclination to break us a little so we are forced to stick close to Him.
God is beckoning you into a life full of pushing, pulling, and advancing for the sake of His kingdom. But He’s also inviting you into a life full of rest and stillness so you can draw near to Him. What would it look like to rewrite Psalm 23 for yourself, reading “He made me lie down” and remembering that first “He invited me to lie down. He went to quiet waters and so I followed Him”?
What would it look like to finally trash the idea that needing rest automatically equals some kind of deficiency or lack?
This is how He made us. He is not surprised. Rather, He is glorified by our resting and trusting in Him.
Let’s follow our Shepherd to the water and the quiet spaces. And let’s kick the Enemy in the teeth when he tells us we’re not enough because we’re worn out!
Excerpted from Always Enough, Never Too Much by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan.
Always Enough, Never Too Much 100 Devotions To Quit Comparing, Stop Hiding, And Start Living Wild And Free A brand-a unique flip book by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan Do you often feel like you are both too much, and never enough? Learn to see yourself the way Jesus does! Jess and Hayley will encourage you to to banish these lies and insecurities so you can find your identity in Jesus and embrace these truths: You are always enough. You are never too much.  List Price: $16.99 Sale: $12.99 * 24% off
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ABOUT THE DEVOTIONAL We’ve all been there. We know that sneaking, small voice in our heads all too well. You’re too loud. Too quiet. Too young. Too old. Too silly. Too serious. Not important enough. Not pretty enough. The lies and insecurities wear us down, making us wonder who we are and question our role in God’s kingdom. Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan, bestselling authors of Wild and Free, will help you replace those lies with God’s truth in Always Enough, Never Too Much. This devotional flip-book is designed for you, the woman who feels like she can be both too much and not enough— sometimes on the same day. Through 100 devotions and scripture, you will find the tools you need to claim the fullness of Jesus in your own life and soak in the encouragement of two women who will never stop cheering you on! When you banish lies and insecurities and find your identity in Jesus, you can embrace these truths: You are always enough. You are never too much. With a unique flip-book design, these 100 devotions are topical, so you can choose what you need most every time you open the pages.
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A MESSAGE FROM HAYLEY AND JESS... When we became friends, we realized that our base insecurities and the ways we responded to the world were contrasting. Hayley hated for anyone to be disappointed in her— essentially being told she wasn’t enough or hadn’t done enough. Jess lived with an underlying fear of being too much for the people around her. But we both knew what it was like to flip back and forth between those insecurities and concerns. We watched and listened, and we realized that so many of you feel the same way that we do. You feel like you’re too much or you’re never enough, or both all at once. You aren’t sure who exactly you’re supposed to be as a daughter of God and a part of His kingdom. And we feel all those things along with you. This flip devotional is designed for those times when you feel like you’re never enough or just too much— sometimes on the same day. All you need is the encouragement to believe these truths and the courage to walk in wild freedom. We’re cheering you on all the way. |
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