Book Drawing! “Letting God Be Enough” by Erica Wiggenhorn
Here’s my February book drawing opportunity featuring a fabulous book by Erica Wiggenhorn titled, Letting God Be Enough: Why Striving Keeps You Stuck and How Surrender Sets You Free.
Erica Wiggenhorn
The details for the drawing are below. (THE DRAWING IS NOW CLOSED). Keep reading and enjoy this excerpt from Erica’s book.
When You Question Whether You Are Enough
by Erica Wiggenhorn
Watching my son play soccer ranks as one of my favorite weekend activities. Now that he is a teenager, the games require much more skill and strategy than in years prior. His team wins when they play wisely and employ skills possessed through many hours of practice. Mama Bear gets pretty passionate on the sidelines encouraging the team. I’ve been dubbed the Team Cheerleader who rallies the other parents to chime in with me. We often bellow, “You’ve got this boys! You can do it! Don’t give up! You know what to do!”
This all sounds well and good and everyone needs encouragement, but sometimes in life, we just “ain’t got it.” We face circumstances and seasons where we know we are only going to be able to make it through by the grace of God.
This is when fear sets in, because we cannot rely on ourselves. We are realistic about our inability to be enough in our current situation. We look within ourselves and unequivocally know we just don’t have the power to eradicate cancer, equip a loved one to overcome an addiction, put the prodigal on the path back home, or look into the future with certainty of the outcome we so desperately desire. We can’t do it and we don’t know what to do. We are inadequate.
God never asked Moses to consider himself or his abilities.
God implored Moses in Exodus 3:14 to consider who He is: “I AM WHO I AM.”
God never tried to convince Moses that he had what it took to get the job done. He never reminded him how he had received the finest education in the ancient world. He didn’t replay the scene when Moses single-handedly drove away a crowd of shepherds, coming to the rescue of Jethro’s daughters. God never mentioned one single attribute of either Moses’ skills, life experiences, or character.
God simply asked Moses to believe Him. Our God is able to make good on His promises and be good on our behalf. His very Name “I AM WHO I AM” promises this. This Name means the God Who creates and the God Who enters into relationship. He holds all of the outcomes in His Almighty Hand and every circumstance we face is an invitation to more deeply understand His character.
Unfortunately, Moses responded to God’s invitation to believe Him by responding in ways that revealed his heart: “Am I enough?”
Everyone else may think you’ve got it together. But like Moses, inside you’re asking, “Am I enough?” No matter how good we look to others, the nagging voice of self-doubt is hard to shake. We ask questions like:
- If people really knew how I felt about myself, would they still accept me?
- Will I be rejected when I can’t perform?
- Do I have what it takes to withstand this new season, circumstance or assignment?
- Can I pull this off?
- What if I fail?
Are you enough? Of course not! But wait till you see what happens when you put yourself in the hands of the God who says, I AM. TWEET THAT!!!!!
As we rest in our identity that we are chosen, called and equipped by our loving heavenly Father, our own fear of inadequacy becomes enveloped within His mighty arms of grace. We will never be adequate in and of ourselves. But I AM will always be enough. He’s got this.
Thank you, Erica, for sharing such important truths which lead us to freedom.
In this powerful book, Erica draws from the story of Moses, the greatest self-doubter of the Bible and will show us how self-doubt is tied closely to self-reliance. Erica writes, “It’s only when you cast yourself on God that you find the true source of strength Are you enough?”
To enter the drawing for Erica’s book, make a comment on this blog post. The drawing will end Saturday, February 12, 2022. Only USA addresses can win. UPDATE: Jennifer is the winner of Erica’s book. Congratulations, Jennifer!
ERICA WIGGENHORN is the author of several in-depth Bibles studies including Unexplainable Jesus: Rediscovering the God You Thought You Knew. Her newest book Letting God Be Enough just released. Erica loves to teach God’s Word through conferences, seminars and retreats, and as a monthly faith blogger on Crosswalk.com. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and two children. For more information about Erica’s latest book along with access to a free 7 Day Devotional on Letting God Be Enough visit www.EricaWiggenhorn.com/Books
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