What You Can Do When You Don't Feel Good Enough For Anyone! | Sister 2 Sister

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The video addresses a common struggle where individuals feel they are never good enough for their families, jobs, or even God, leading to exhaustion and a sense of inadequacy. The speakers identify this feeling as a potential breakthrough point, noting that many people mistakenly believe they must earn salvation or sustain it through their own efforts rather than relying on grace through faith. They remind viewers that while we may have been saved by faith, we often forget to live by it daily, causing us to spin our wheels and lose sight of what has eternal purpose. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding that life is short and requires wisdom to distinguish between tasks that matter and those that are merely distractions. To combat feelings of exhaustion and self-doubt, the speakers suggest shifting focus from consuming negative influences like social media or endless television to "eating the scroll," which represents immersing oneself in the Bible. They explain that just as the prophet Ezekiel found the word of God sweet like honey, engaging with scripture reveals that our identity is not rooted in our own performance but in Jesus, who is truly good enough. The conversation also touches on the danger of comparison, where seeing others manage their lives perfectly can make one feel foolish and inadequate. Instead of trying to measure up to unrealistic standards, the message encourages finding one's true identity in Christ, which brings freedom from the need to prove worthiness through constant striving. When discipline becomes difficult or when life enters rough seasons, such as the loss of a loved one, the speakers propose alternative ways to connect with God that do not rely on rigid routines. They share a personal testimony about how silence became a powerful strategy during a time of grief, allowing them to hear God's voice without the pressure of structured worship or study. This approach emphasizes that God is creative and can use various methods to impart His presence, whether through traditional spiritual disciplines or moments of quiet stillness. By remaining open to these different forms of connection, individuals can maintain their faith even when they feel unable to commit to a specific amount of time for prayer or reading. Finally, the video concludes with a practical application for those who are burned out: resting in God's provision just as Jesus rested and God rested after creation. The speakers argue that rest is not merely a suggestion but a divine mandate, and failing to rest often indicates a lack of trust that God can handle life's burdens. When we have faith in the Lord, we can surrender our worries and responsibilities to Him, allowing ourselves to rest easy without guilt. This perspective transforms exhaustion from a sign of failure into an invitation to trust God more deeply, reminding viewers that they do not need to carry everything alone but can find peace by giving their burdens to Him.

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You wrote, "I'm exhausted." [laughter] We could identify. I never feel good enough. Not for my kids, not for my husband, not for my job, not for my family, not for God. I don't know what to do. Roxy, help her. >> I think she is at the precipice of a breakthrough. >> Oh, >> we're we're never good enough to be saved. >> Okay. >> And we are never good enough to sustain our salvation. We are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2, but we forget. We might have been saved by faith. We forget to live by faith. So, Romans 1 says that the righteous shall live by faith. What does that mean? Well, there's wisdom in this. Psalm 90 Moses was uh Moses's prayer. Lord, teach me to number our my days that I may present to you a heart of wisdom. understand that this life is short. There's eternal purpose with practical means. So what did Moses do? He's all day. He's judging, judging, judging about they estimate two million people. >> That's right. >> And Jethro, his father-in-law, sometimes our relatives have the right word or friends >> divided up among righteous people to judge. Sometimes you have to delegate your work. Sometimes you have to decide what's of eternal purpose that makes a difference and when am I spinning my wheels. >> Okay. What do you have? >> Well, I would like to give the wisdom of an 18-year-old boy in this answer because [laughter] our son Judah has brought a scripture to our attention and it has affected our family and it's starting to affect our church family and I think it applies so much with this question. I'm exhausted. I don't feel good enough. I'm not good enough for my husband. I mean, you can I'm not good enough for my friends, my job. And then all of a sudden, where is life? Well, in Ezekiel 3 1-3, several times, son of man, eat the scroll. Verse three, then he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving you and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. So maybe instead of eating social media, eating the magazine, eating the books, eating the the daytime television, eating YouTube, maybe we eat the scroll and we find out that the scroll, it's not like am I good enough? It's was Jesus good enough? Oh yeah, Jesus was good enough and I live and move and have my being in him. So you find out who you really are in the scroll. >> I like that. So you like that? I really like that. [applause] >> Yeah. >> Open your Bible. Come on. >> You know, I really think she's probably too focused on self but does is not aware of it. >> The lady that wrote to us. Yes. >> And I think that all of us at some point in our lives can relate to it. Um, if you were a mother and you seen someone else to seem to really be able to keep the house up and have the kids in involved and out, you know, outside activity, extracurricular activity, and they seem to really have it together, then you kind of start comparing yourself, which the word of God tells us, what about comparison? >> We become that's right. Become foolish. And so, some of our response is foolish. I think she did a great job of reminding us that our identity is found in Christ. But you know let's face it sometimes when we are dealing with things um unfortunately sometimes our discipline with staying in the word >> gets a little challenged um so what I have found uh that to be very helpful though I am firmly uh in agreement with spiritual disciplines and being in the word of God and having worship music on creating a presence that you can soak in and have the impartation of the Holy Spirit. But you must be open to the creativity of God for how to do that for you. you may not be able to be disciplined enough to have a half an hour to sit with the word and um Oswwell Chambers let's say you know um but you can sometimes you know I went through a season a rough period you guys know that my husband passed and you know in that time is as much as I believe in prayer and all of that do you know what my soloulless was in that time the strategy God used for me was silence >> to just sit silently And in his presence, I was in that silence. And in that silence, I could hear him speak. >> That's so good. >> Cy, are you exhausted? >> Uh, yes. [laughter] >> When you're exhausted, look at the example WWJD. What did Jesus do when he was exhausted? He rested. What did God do after he created for six days? On the seventh day, he rested. Resting is >> a mandate from the Lord. And when we don't do that, we are not having faith. We're not trusting that God can handle it. When we have faith in the Lord, we can give it to him and we can rest easy in that.