“God is most glorified when everything has gone wrong.. and yet He’s enough..”
-Matt Chandler
What a statement, eh? It’s easy to write this when everything in life seems so peachy, but what happens when the Lord loves you so much that He sovereignly chooses to shake some of your foundations? Can the same statement be said?
Bills can’t seem to get paid.
Your marriage is in shambles because your spouse and you can’t seem to “make it work”.
Alcoholism continues to be a pattern in the family, and yet another family member died of a damaged liver in his prime.
You just miscarried and knew the sex of your child.. he was a boy.. and you saw his frame – he wasn’t a “dot” on the screen.. but yet, he’s no longer on the screen.. you can’t seem to find him no matter how you try to analyze.
Is God truly enough during those times? We all have different battles, don’t we? To some it is that wicked disease called cancer, to others it’s that broken relationship that seems so far from healing, and to some there are hidden struggles that are beginning to be exposed as time unravels – things from childhood that you swore would never return. Our struggles are so vast and so great, yet I know one thing remains – He is enough.
This totally isn’t a punk’d moment where I come in with a sign that says “just kidding”.
I promise you – He is enough.
I’m walking through a tough, uncomfortable season, and as I try to tackle some of my thoughts for the sake of this blog, I find myself questioning the Lord’s love in my life. I know.. I know.. please pick your jaw back up. I am guilty of questioning God’s love for me at moments. Can we all be honest and agree I am not the only one? It sounds selfish and so “not Christian” of me, right? My apologies.
So, I’m mid into my thoughts and this is what I know – I know the Truth. It is in these moments of trial and weakness that the Truth will deliver me. I believe that. Nothing in me deserves the Truth.. and certainly nothing in me deserves His love, but yet He bestows both to me in an outpouring. So, I find that this moment.. right here.. with the questions.. and the tears.. and frustrations.. the silence that seems deafening.. is carried away by one thing – God.
His presence.. His very essence removes it all away. Every fear. Every struggle. Every feeling of harm or hurt. Removed. This is my Truth. I desperately cling to that.
The music plays in the background. “Overcome” by Desperation Band is on replay. That is my Truth. It is my hope.
“Savior, worthy of honor and glory.. worthy of all our praise.. You overcame..”
God, You are more than enough (I am reminding myself.. sorry, I need to preach to myself at times)
Back to what I was saying.. our situation should never determine how we respond back to God. Our situations should never rob God of our praise to Him. There is something so much more intimate and raw.. frankly, just beautiful.. about praising God through a storm. Through the frustrations and bitterness, at times towards God and other times towards man, there is an utter desperation for a Savior.
That is the desperation that the Lord has planted in us. We find ourselves brushing off the feeling with worldly things, yet nothing seems to suffice, right? Nothing fills the void but the ultimate Savior. Jesus Christ.
Whatever you are feeling right now, even in the midst of what is supposed to be an amazing week full of family, fun, love, and food – you may be battling with some real things. I did just say that. Christians do not have “unreal issues.” They are very much real. No need to brush that under the rug. Do not let anyone tell you that you are not able to struggle – that you are not able to throw punches in the air. When the dust settles, always remember this.. your Savior loves you with everything in Him. You are not called to be this cookie-cutter Christian that looks perfect on the outside, untouched by the world, unharmed by painful events. You do not need to walk with this swagger that life is yet to blow the stuffing out of you. We all need to be saved.. daily. Jesus Christ. You need Him. I need Him.
In the midst of the gray.. let God know that He is more than enough. That does not change according to circumstance. Absolutely nothing can make that Truth void.



You know what left me intrigued from the Punjab trip was the way people displayed their love towards one another. They had no reservations displaying it. This certainly puts Philadelphia to SHAME. My gosh, we can’t even scratch surface on “brotherly love” after what my eyes saw in India. It was pretty funny because the group of us that came from the States found this to be so different from our daily interactions with people back at home.
Prijo met these guys for the first time, as did us.. and as you can see, he was totally chucked into the waters of brotherly love. It is the most refreshing thing to see Christians love on one another. They don’t know anything about each other – they only know that God has brought them together for such a time as this. I think that is absolutely awesome. That is all we need to love. I don’t think there were any gaps between these guys (as you can see). Comfort zones.. out the window.




