Feelings of adequacy are the enemy. They try to rob the glory from God. If I am sufficient, then God is unnecessary. (I hope that feels bad to even read.) To say it plainly, feelings of sufficiency are sin. When we think too highly of ourselves we are prideful, we bear false witness about ourselves, and we make an idol out of ourselves. 

Hands sweating. Heart racing. The guy that’s coming to sit down is looking at me and hoping I can direct him into God’s word. I’m young and newly seeking God, and I feel really weak. I don’t know enough. I’m not smart enough. I’m just a guy who’s going to share my meager rations. God has taught me something, and I want to share it. I’m praying fervently that God would use me.

I’m explaining all this to the guy who has taken me under his wing. I’m explaining how insufficient I feel. He looks at me and says, “Don’t ever lose that feeling. One day you’re going to be a lot more comfortable talking about the Lord. One day you will know a lot more of the answers to common questions. But you are gonna be just as needy then as you are now.” This statement has gone on to shape my attitude as I’ve grown with the Lord. I don’t ever want to grow beyond my insufficiency.

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