More Than Good Enough

More often than not, I wake up with a song in my head. I often don’t know why the song is in my head. It’s just there…where I guess it’s been lurking in my subconscious.

This morning, I woke up with these lyrics in mind:

When I was younger,
My daddy told me I would never
Never amount to nothing special
He’d come at me from every angle
He’d say you’re the last thing I wanted
The last thing I need

This morning, though, I knew where the song had come from. Last night, I had received a text from a dear friend who is applying for a new job. The text said something like this:

“I just had an epiphany. What’s meant to be will be. If this is my door, then God will show me the key. If not, I’ll stay where I am until another door presents itself. I’m literally making myself sick with worry over an interview. It’s not worth the self-doubt of wondering if I’m good enough. I don’t think my worth should be determined by people who have a different story than I do.”

My friend’s story is littered with abusive words—with being told that she is not good enough—that she will never amount to anything special. It’s a script she’s heard her whole life—that colors everything she does. Yet it’s a script that’s a lie. In truth, she is one of the smartest, most gifted, most resilient, most loving people I know.

I went to bed last night praying for my friend. I woke up this morning thinking about her…and all of the other people in this world who carry the weight of lies on their shoulders.

Oh God…Speak truth into lives damaged by lies and help us to rest in the truth that our worth and identity are found in You…and that when you created humankind, you called us good. Help us to overcome the deception of this world, the brokenness of humanity, and the damning mistruths that suck life from our bones. You have come to give life abundant, and you have whispered truth into our very being. Help us to get rid of the noise of this world and to re-discover your truth and your truth alone. Amen.

And, friend, in case you need to hear it today:

You are
More than
Good enough

Love,
Dee