Let God Be Enough

Galations 2:20

It’s the end of another year, one in which I’m sure held some of the toughest and most challenging times for a lot of you. I’m right there with you. It’s been a hard year, with battles showing up left and right. We’ve had to stay on guard, constantly aware of our surroundings and preparing ourselves for the “what comes next?”. I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t think that will ever end. There’s always going to be the challenges, the battles, the uncertainty. But as we move from one year into the next, I want this to be the mindset for us all: Let God be enough.

With a new year comes everyone’s running list of resolutions. Lose weight, wake up earlier, save more money, read more, phone less, on and on and on. We come up with this list of things that we think is going to make our lives better and for the first couple of weeks, maybe we stick to it pretty well. Then we miss a day, which leads to another, which leads to another. Before long, it’s February and we forget our list even exists. But this year, let’s all do something a little different. Something that we should already be doing in the first place. Let’s change the narrative.

                I’ve already been seeing the phrase “New Year, New Me” thrown around Facebook. That headline never used to bother me before, but recently each time I’ve read it, it’s felt like this neon blinking sign screaming “me, me, me!” The root of why that bothers me comes down to this: since when did it become about us? This world has programmed us into believing that if we don’t look or act a certain way or make x amount of money, we’re somehow less than everyone else. But I think somewhere along the way, we’ve missed the entire point. The second we accept Christ as our Savior, it stops being about us.

 “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”       Galatians 2:20

Here is where I want to dig into shifting the narrative. Every single year, our resolutions are always centered around “let’s better myself.” But this year, I want to challenge every single one of you reading this to shift your focus instead to “let God be enough.”  Those extra 5 pounds you gained over the holidays, who cares? You sleep past 5am, what does that matter? But you tell someone about Jesus, you plant the seed, you pray for someone in need, you serve the way Christ wants you to serve, those things are SO much greater than yourself. Those circumstances and goals are wins for the Kingdom. And Kingdom wins are not about us; they are entirely to bring glory and honor to the One who deserves it all. Back in Galatians, we are reminded that this life stops being about us the second we are born again. The “old me” was crucified on that cross with Christ. Now, our entire life purpose is to live a life that speaks Jesus. Not one that worries about how much weight they’ve lost or how many books they’ve read. One that constantly strives to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. One that seeks out opportunities to be the hands and feet of Christ. One that understands that the only thing we’re taking to Heaven with us is other people.

These earthly things and mindsets don’t matter anymore, guys. We’ve just grown so accustomed to the world whispering these distractions in our ears that we lose sight of the reality that God is enough. If this was one of the hardest years you’ve faced, you’re not alone. But even in that, even in the struggle and the valleys, don’t lose sight that God is still enough. The fact that He saved your soul, that He took on the weight of sin that was ours to bear, that He paid the price that we could never pay, that He sustained us, that He carried us through, that He gave us just one more breath is all evidence that He alone is enough.

Looking back at 2025 and into 2026, let’s remind ourselves that the only thing we need is our Savior. Let’s not fall into the trap of making this next year about us. In fact, let’s do the exact opposite. Let’s forget about ourselves. Instead of having a “New Year, New Me” mindset, let’s have a “New Year, Not About Me” mindset. Because this life is not about us guys. It’s about the One that saved my soul. My challenge to everyone reading this is to make this year one that is spent running full speed towards God, no matter what season of life you’re walking through. God is capable of using both our hardest and easiest seasons of life to bring glory and honor to His name, and don’t you think He deserves it? Let’s let God be enough this year. Because life with God is worth so much more than living a life for ourselves.