God Is

This morning I woke up tired. I wanted to go back to sleep. I was only awake for a minute when the first thought popped into my mind. I battled it. Then another came. I battled that one. Then another… and another… and another. One after another, thoughts came rushing in—reminders of all the things in life that come at us daily.

Some of these weren’t even my problems. But they belonged to my brothers, and in my heart that makes them my problems too.

It’s good to carry one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2), but there’s a danger—we can let the weight drag us down if we try to carry it in our own strength. And this morning, for the first time in a long time, I started to feel overwhelmed. Then the enemy’s voice came:

“You can’t do this.”

“You’re going to let someone down.”

“You’re not strong enough.”

So I got up. I opened my Bible. I put on a sermon. And God began to speak.

When Satan said, “You’re not good enough,” I realized—I don’t have to be.

When he said, “You can’t do this,” I knew—he’s right, I can’t, but God can.

When he whispered, “You’re going to fail,” I remembered—my God never fails.

Philippians 4:13 (CJB) says, “I can do all things through Him who gives me power.”

And that’s it—every thought, every fear, every accusation can be met with this truth:

If I’m not good enough—God is.

If I’m not strong enough—God is.

If I’m not wise enough—God is.

No matter what the enemy throws at you today, just remember—God is.

-Rev Carlos Figueroa