Sometimes, we just can’t help but lose ourselves in an endless spiral of self-doubt, which sometimes happens to me, too. It’s normal for us humans to pursue the beautiful, the pleasant, the perfect, but we are in vain more often than in satisfaction with this kind of thing. Am I prepared enough for life? Am I enough to receive better treatment? Am I enough to deserve the happiness life offers? However, before we dive in more deeply with these, we have to make it clear. What is being “enough”?
Everyone gives “enough” a different definition. Maybe you want to be “enough” to deserve the person you love. Maybe you want to be “enough” for your parents to be proud of you. Maybe you want to be “enough” to stand up for something you firmly believe in. Well, that’s the point! Everyone has different standards for being “enough” because everyone is 100% originally unique. Your standard of “enough” is different from the others. Once you finally reach your standard, someone else will always try to convince you that you haven’t. That’s why we often feel like ourselves are never enough. Being enough doesn’t really help, does it?
So… are we enough? Will we ever be enough? Paul said:
Yes, you are enough. You are born enough—that’s how God sees you. You have what it takes to face the challenges you meet in life, and instead of crushing you, these challenges will prepare you to be stronger for future adversities. God doesn’t require you to be enough in the world’s standards. You never will be if you follow what the world desires, so stop letting the world limit what you can do by keep trying to persuade you that you are not ready, you don’t worth it—because you are already enough.
It’s humanity’s nature to seek perfection. However, stop being lied to by the people who couldn’t accept how amazing you are. Pity them, even. Sometimes, people hate themselves so much that they depreciate others to make themselves feel better. This is not your problem and you shouldn’t worry about it because making others feel worthless doesn’t make them any better. All you have to know is that you will never be perfect, but you are always the most special; you will never make everyone like you, but you are always enough to deserve to be loved. Love is the only thing that can make a person feel enough, and you are loved by God!
Start cherishing your worth and those who are always around you. Appreciate them because they are willing to love you even if you despise yourself. Also, start caring for people and things around you. Rabbi Abraham Twerski said, “An external love is not what I’m gonna get, but I’m going to give.” By spending time with your dearest friends & family, your community, and your job, you have something you love, and therefore having something valuable to protect. That’s how you find your own worth—not through how people see you, but through how you see the world.
And that’s it—love is always enough.
References & Works Cited
Tozer, Paula. “Will I Ever Be Enough?” Quora, 26 Mar. 2017, www.quora.com/Will-I-ever-be-enough.
“True Love Explained | Abraham Twerski.” Performance by Abraham Twerski, YouTube, YouTube, 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVjRuM7Rong&t=51s.
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