Sometimes, you do your best and it's not good enough for someone. Sometimes, you put your best effort forward and you're still not the best in someone else's eyes. Whether this is in the workforce, relationships, athletics, academics, etc. you may have tried your hardest and unfortunately sometimes that effort isn't good enough.
What I've learned from these times where my best hasn't been good enough is that you're not going to be good enough for the wrong person. Time and time again, I've put my best effort into something and it's turned out to not be adequate. What I've realized, is that if it's something God does not want in your life, you will never be good enough for that person or job or grade.
Let's be clear, you will never be good enough for the wrong situation.
A careful reminder I like to tell myself and would like you to remember during these times of discouragement is that you are good enough for God and you are perfectly loved by him. God makes no mistakes.
Psalm 139:14 (NIV) told us, "I praise you because I'm fearfully and wonderfully made."
I love this verse because God has made us perfect in his image and he makes no mistakes. We must praise him for all that we are and all that we will become. You are good enough and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
God sees us as perfect and that has to be enough for us. We are not here to please people. If our best includes glorifying God than we are doing all that he asks us.
Galatians 1:10 stated, " Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant." (NLT)
At the end of the day, we don't need to prove our worth to someone. We are already worth everything to God. He sent his only son to die for us. If someone does not recognize your value or worth, it is not healthy for us to beat us ourselves up about it. We must understand that if we have to prove we are valuable to someone then they are not worth our best.
It's crazy to think how God has our whole lives planned out and sometimes not being good enough is a blessing in disguise. God could be saving you from an abusive relationship or a job you'd be miserable at. It's absolutely amazing to sit back and realize that God has this all under control.
Another important thing to remember is that even at our worst we are still worth God sending his only son to die for us on the cross. Even at our best, we are still sinners.
But that was still enough for God to send Jesus. Romans 5:8 told us, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Even if we weren't good enough for that job, team, or relationship, we are good enough for God and that has to be sufficient.
