Almost True part 3 

Why Don’t I Feel Like Enough?

September 29, 2024  Sam Goins 

• Without Christ, I am not enough.  

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ … Colossians 2:8-10 NLT 

When I believe I’m enough, I don’t seek the One who is.  

Without Christ, We Are ... 

• Dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:1) 

• Without hope and without help (Ephesians 2:12) 

• Foolish, deceived, and slaves to sin (Titus 3:3) 

• Spiritually blind (1 John 2:11) 

• Wretched and miserable (Romans 7:24) 

• Ignorant and separated from the life of God (Ephesians 4:18) 

• Objects of wrath, destined for destruction (Romans 9:22)

... “No one is righteous—not even one. ... All have turned away … No one does good, not a single one.” Romans 3:10, 12 NLT 

• To fully treasure what I have in Christ, I need to remember what I was without Him.  

Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. ... All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)        Ephesians 2:1-5 NLT 

Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God ... 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 ESV 

The Good News 

• I’m helpless, but Jesus is my helper. (Hebrews 13:6) 

• I’m weak, but Jesus is my strength. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10) 

• I’m depressed, but Jesus is my hope. (2 Thessalonians 2:16) 

• I’m exhausted, but Jesus is my rest. (Matthew 11:28) 

• I’m anxious, but Jesus is my peace. (John 14:27) 

• I’m struggling financially, but Jesus is my provider. (Philippians 4:19)

• I’m hurting, but Jesus is my comforter. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) 

• I’m in bondage, but Jesus is the Savior who sets me free. (John 8:36) 

In what area of your life are you relying on yourself instead of God? 

What is God calling you to do about it?

“Call to me and I will answer you ...” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV 

“... call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you …” Psalm 50:15 NIV 

The Lord is near to all who call on him … Psalm 145:18 NIV 

When I am in distress, I call to you ... Psalm 86:7 NIV 

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13 NIV