"You will never be good enough."

People read this phrase and have thoughts of being told this by the media, by coaches, by talent agencies and maybe even by their parents.

"I'm sorry, honey, but you aren't good enough to join the travel team."

"We aren't interested this time, thank you."

While this seems like a cynical way to look at life, I would beg to differ. The fact that we aren't good enough is the sole reason we need Jesus.

If we were good enough, we wouldn't need a Savior. If I woke up every day and thought, "Well, I can't possibly get better than this," there would be no reason for me to pick up my Bible and grow deeper in His word. If I justify every stupid thing I do by saying, "Oh, I am in college. Everyone does this. In fact, if I didn't do this, I wouldn't be human," then all I am doing is giving myself an excuse to live the way I want, because I am good enough. That I am good enough for a Savior. That my self-worth is the reason that God sent a Savior.

This is not true. God didn't send a Savior because of how good we are. He sent one because of how good He is. And that right there is a demonstration of God's love for us. That we aren't worth it, but He doesn't care. We don't, and never will, have it all together. God loves us deeply and personally despite how we have broken His heart.

This should be the reason that we praise Him. We should praise Him for seeing past all of the "not good enough."

This gives me the perfect picture of true love. True love doesn't see the bad and good in people as a scale- more bad than good or more good than bad. True love sees love in the other person, and that eclipses all. God sent a Savior for us out of His goodness, and His love.

So, thank God, I'm not good enough.