to be good enough . Like , I ’ m always going to have to navigate this feeling of being slightly left out , slightly forgotten , or being completely overlooked .”
Lysa then brought in today ’ s terms with social media and all that can fake-remind us of our junior high insecurities and the inevitable questioning , doubting , and judgment we sometimes feel . “ Why in the world do I keep asking myself , ‘ Am I good enough ?’” Which she followed up with an answer : “ Because God never intended me to just be good enough . God intended me to be better than that .”
Our thoughts are worth noticing , calling out , and fighting for .
Because what occupies our thoughts greatly impacts out peace , our contentment , our soul-health , and our actions . American philosopher Dallas Wiliard offers this insight :
“ Now we need to understand that what simply occupies our mind every largely governs what we do . It sets the emotional tone out of which our actions flow , and it projects the possible courses of action available to us . Also the mind , though of little power on its own , is the place of our wildest and most basic freedom ... Of all the things we do , we have more freedom with respect to what we will think of , where we will place our mind , than anything else .”
It reminds me of Chuck Swindoll ’ s quote ,
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