{"id":12414,"date":"2020-05-12T05:13:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T10:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=12414"},"modified":"2020-05-12T05:13:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T10:13:32","slug":"enough-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=12414","title":{"rendered":"Enough is Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EEver said those words? We’ve prayed for changes to the point of exhaustion, but it seems our prayers are only hitting the ceiling. We feel hopeless and disappointed. The sheer monotony of it all is tiring! Maybe your “enough” is one more day of isolation or home-schooling or face-mask wearing. I noticed that the quarantine is far more stringent in Austin than has been in Frisco where I live. Any stores opened, required face masks. I had never worn a mask until I saw this “must wear a mask” sign. I wore the “eye” mask in my car that I keep on hand in case I need to pull off the road for a little R&R! And what about the quarantine frontliners? I saw the marks on their faces. They might be saying “enough is enough”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then there’s the enemy of our souls who taunts us with “You\u2019re not good enough, young enough, smart enough\u201d. You\u2019re NOT enough\u201d. I get that. Praying, giving and caring for others just doesn’t seem enough. Doing the right thing doesn\u2019t seem to be enough. We take it as long as we can then we declare: “ENOUGH already!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truthfully, those thoughts are likely right on. We aren\u2019t enough and we don\u2019t have to feel guilty for the frustration. Even Jesus admitted in the Garden that He would rather have the cup pass from Him. He understands us and, mercifully, we don\u2019t have to be enough because He IS enough! His love for us is inexhaustible. No matter how much of God\u2019s generous love we experience, there is always more available for the asking. St. Paul, instead of declaring “enough”, gave us the key to survival: “He (God) said to me, \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:8-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was a co-narrator for a Jewish Seder Passover Meal at my church. A beautiful prayer recited during the meal, included the refrain \u201cDayenu\u201d which translates to \u201cIt would have been ENOUGH for us.\u201d Here is an excerpt from that prayer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod, if You had only created us, it would have been enough for us. If You had only freed us from slavery in Egypt, it would have been enough for us. If You had only given us your wise Law, it would have been enough for us. If You had only fed us with manna, it would have been enough for us. If You had only brought us into the Promise Land, it would have been enough.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prayer lists many more of God’s blessings that were poured out on His people. It concludes: \u201cHow much more do we have to be thankful for the manifold and unbounded blessings of our All-Present God!\u201d That is a prayer for us today! No matter how much we realize the goodness and mercy of our God, there is always more. I’m sure we have been blessed in ways that we haven\u2019t even noticed. There is never a reason to doubt that God wants to give us more, and in fact, is likely orchestrating the presentation of that MORE right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe we should come up with our own “Dayenu” list. We should think of the ways our Heavenly Father has provided for us, blessed us, and revealed His love to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLord, if you had only forgiven my sins and removed my guilt, it would have been enough. But You have done so much more. All praise to You, my God of MORE THAN ENOUGH!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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