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We Will Rise

We are enough.

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Jake Owensby
Apr 12, 2024
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Brene Brown teaches us to say that we are enough. It’s wise and gracious advice.

Her research shows that a hypercritical, perfectionist tyrant abides deep within many of us. This tyrant’s voice will be male or female depending upon the settings for your internal Siri.

My tyrant is male. But I suspect that his message would be the same even if the voice was switched to female. “I’ll never be able to unsee those love handles.” “You’re such a lousy parent.” “You better hope they never find out how incompetent you are at this job.”

Saying, “I am enough,” is an act of psychological resistance. For now, it may not completely silence the tyrant’s voice. But saying that I am enough will take us toward a healthier place.

In his letter to a fledgling Jesus community, John says something similar. Only, he helps us see that God’s love for us is the unremitting, unshakable source of our enough-ness. And by trusting that love, we are taking up an act of spiritual resistance.

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