"More Than Enough"

Many times I have been told of the dangers of 'just singing a song'. Unfortunately, too many times, I do just 'sing a song'. One of those songs has been running in my head recently, maybe you know it, it goes like this:

"All of You, is more than enough for
All of me, for every thirst and
Every need, you satisfy me
With Your love, and all I have in You
Is more than enough"

How many times, have I sung this song, and the reality of it never hit? Pause for a minute with me, and meditate on those words... "More than enough"

I think the only times I've used those words, is after a huge thanksgiving meal, and someone offers me more pie; "No thank you, I have had more than enough!!"

Or maybe when a teacher gives out extra credit... "More homework? No thanks, I've done more than enough."

But in regards to Christ? I don't think I ever have used that terminology. Is the concept scriptural? Yeah, definitely. Paul talks about it: "What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ"  (Philippians 3:8) 

More than enough

Many of you know that I am seeking to go to Liberty University in the Spring of 2014. You know of my struggle financially, and wondering if this indeed is what the Lord wants. You know of my struggle of wondering; "Is this what God wants, or what I want?"
Many of you know I wonder all the time about things like, if I'll ever get married, what my grades will be in a semester, and what in the world I'll do for a living if the path I'm headed down doesn't 'work out'. 

I think I have found the answer to the questions I ask, and it seems like a strange answer: "God is more than enough." I know in my head, that the goal of my life is to: "Preach Christ, die, be forgotten." and that my purpose in life is to:
1. Become more like Christ
2. Make disciples
Everything and anything I do, should revolve around those two things. But there's a character trait that should go along with the head knowledge that I have, that I think I haven't quite achieved yet---contentment.

I'm not trying to say that I'm unsatisfied with what the Lord has given me--except, that's exactly what I'm saying. The Lord has blessed me in uncountable, unmeasurable, infinite ways,and yet, I'm constently looking to other things, and yelling while I shake my fist: "This isn't enough God!! I want____ too!" (fill in the blank with any good desire.)
See, wanting to go to a good school, be financially comfortable, get married, have kids--- all those things aren't bad... but if God says no to them, am I able to say: "No thanks, God is more than enough for me"?

If I can't? Then I'm afraid the things that I desire, have become more important than Christ... and they are now an idol in my life, and I need to get rid of them. 

So my prayer is that I would learn that Christ is more than enough. That even if I can't afford the school I want, even if I end up homeless, jailed, or ridiculed for my faith in Jesus, that I can say: "Oh man, Jesus is more than enough for me. I am completely satisfied with him, I need nothing, for God has provided for all my needs with his love." --and if you think of me? Join me in praying for that!