Just Enough

When I just don’t think I have enough for the day- 

Some days are just hard. And then that one day can turn into another day and then another. Consecutive days of hard.  Those are the days when you just don’t think you have enough left to give. There is nothing left in the tank. It is flat on empty. 

I have been experiencing a lot of those days lately as a caregiver to my mom.  For me. this means traveling 5 hours, back and forth, often, to be with her and love up on her. Just being her comfort and advocate. This time with my mom is very precious to me, but it can be quite draining. Its a roller coaster. Up and down. One day, I told a very dear friend that I just didn’t think I had it in me anymore. I just didn’t think I could do it. I was emotionally spent, exhausted and my heart was breaking for her. My friend reminded me that I had 'just enough' for the day. YES!! That’s what I needed to hear. Just a few simple words with deep meaning. "Enough for the day."

Just enough. 

Enough energy. Enough compassion. Enough patience. Enough strength. Enough courage. Enough love. Enough comfort. Enough God.

I was immediately reminded of the Israelites as they were in the wilderness. God provided them manna for each day. He provided them "just enough”. 



Just enough food. Enough nourishment for one day. He knew exactly how much they needed. Exactly. Sustenance, nourishment, Manna...enough for every hour of every day. Day by day. For as long as they needed it. And a double portion on the 6th day! Did you know that? God gave them exactly enough.


Know that God says...

I will give you just enough...


So, when those hard days come…Be still and know.

Know that God says...

I will rain down a potpourri of manna for you. For whatever you need for today. I am giving it to you. Open up your fists. Raise up your hands.
Hold them out. 

Let the manna fall into your palms. Know that I have sent it to you. This is your nourishment for the day. Lift up your face and let the manna rain down on you. Drink abundantly. When you feel like your strength is all dried up..look up and receive my strength. I will not withhold it from you. It is like the morning dew.  I give you water for your thirst. I will revive you. I will quench your thirst. 

I will give you just enough..

Know that God says…

When you feel alone and call out, I am here with you. Lift up your hands and gather the manna of my friendship and companionship. It is your bread from heaven. It will strengthen your heart. (Psalm 104:15). Open your hands and I will fill them with good things. You are never alone.

Know that God says...

I will give you enough manna for each day. Whatever you need. Just enough. For as long as your need it!

Because, Know this....

I am ...

So, what is your Manna? Your need? Lift up your hands open your palms, gather HIS manna and rest in Him! 

Be A High Hurdler

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“Be a High Hurdler” 

I love our Monday morning staff devotion time. I always walk away with new life principles to implement throughout my day. Today, Scott Brittin, our President, discussed being a “high hurdler”. Scott was a high hurdle jumper on the track and field team in high school and he was recently inducted into his high school wall of fame.  Scott did not start out as a high hurdle jumper. His coach saw something unique in him and suggested to him that he should in fact, “Be a high hurdler." A high hurdler? This was not something that Scott saw in himself at the time. But, his coach was right. He did have it in himself to be a high hurdler. Through his coach speaking into his life, he was able to see that potential in himself. 

God not only speaks directly into our lives Himself, He often speaks into our lives through other people. He wants to draw more out of us than what we may actually realize is there. Sometimes, it is hard to embrace the walk that God has set out before us. We may doubt our ability or we may not even recognize the ability in ourself at all. If we let God speak into our lives through others, be it a coach, mentor, friend, spouse or others, then HE will draw out of us more than what we see or realize is already there. God knows it is in us, waiting to be developed. He created us to be His workmanship, with different gifts, talents and abilities.  He wants us to take a risk for Him and to develop the gifts and talents he gave us. He wants us to trust Him in those abilities and to know that we can walk with Him and proceed along the path that He has laid out for us. 

How do we do this? 

We need to receive what others speak to us through God. We need to embrace it and walk forward in it. Does it take time to develop those characteristics and gifts in us? Absolutely! It takes time and practice. Will we immediately become a success and overcome every hurdle? No! We will have to work on overcoming the hurdles. We will have to practice. We will have to learn the process. During the learning process, we will hit some of those hurdles and we will knock some hurdles down, but, eventually, once we learn the process, we will overcome the hurdles and, like Scott says, “We will run like crazy to the finish line." With God, we will make it over every hurdle that is in our path. 

I like how Scott tied the devotion all together for us with these 3 main points. 

In order to “Be a High Hurdler” we must,

1. Let God speak into our life.
2. Let others speak into our life.
3. Practice to get the process and form right.

Now, let’s go jump some hurdles for God!! 

Ephesians 2:10

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before hand so that we would walk in them.