Enough

Post written by Aaron Bouwens.

Most of my life I have been on a quest of some sort or another. Rarely have I been satisfied with the spot I have found myself in. There were the school years were I was on a quest to be popular and have more and more friends. Off to college where I began to look for more out of life, and turned to all kinds of outlets in that quest. Not to be left out of my quest was the search for more and more money. The reality is I have spent most of my life looking for more, and not feeling like I have enough.

Enough is a funny thing. It seems elusive, just out of reach. Yet most of us life in abundance far beyond our wildest imagination. The fact that I am writing this and you are able to read it one computer gives you something that most of the world does not have. Here in America we live in the midst of the most consumption driven country in the world, and that does not seem to be enough.

I cannot help wonder if enough is not the goal, or if we already have more than enough and excess is our struggle. We have so much we lose sight of what we have and think we need more. Another possibility is things, stuff, is not what we are really craving and questing after. Perhaps there is a source of provision which provides more than enough for us. Having enough is not about the amount of stuff, rather it is about the disposition of our hearts. Sure there is a long list of things which I am convinced would make my life better, and yes I would receive donations. But the quest is no longer for stuff, it is for the deepest possible relationship I can muster with God. On this quest I am finding something I have been looking for all along, enough. I am not perfect in this quest nor have I figured it all out, still more days than not I feel like I am finally on the right quest.

I invite you to join me on this quest. May we journey together to see we can in fact have enough, but it might not show us in the ways we are looking. Grace and Peace.

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