Is Your Best Good Enough?

She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her. ~ Mark 14:8-9 (ESV)

Have you ever done the very best you could do and been told that it was not good enough? In our society today this happens more times than not. God will never tell you it is not good enough because that is what He expects our very best, nothing more nothing less. If we combine our best with our Father’s best we will have a mixture that is unequaled. We often believe Satan’s lies that you do not have to do anything, God will take care of it, do not worry about it. We also will go to the other extreme and unnecessarily stress as though everything relies on us not trusting on that God will help us. Neither one of these are true or healthy, God purely looks for the very best we have to offer all the while understanding that we are limited by our sin.

Where we are in life, our giftedness, our experiences, our availability and our insights and perceptions all decide our abilities. The ability of others will not be the same as you, therefore let God delineate what your limits are. There will always be opportunities, but weigh each situation with your availability and ability to do your absolute best. Do not agree under compulsion with the knowledge that your ability to deliver is limited. Have confidence in yourself and God to say ‘no’ now in order to be able to say ‘yes’ when your abilities match the task and your availability will allow you the necessary time to give your absolute best!

When you have given your best, God is well pleased and served because that is all He expects from us. Nothing more, nothing less you have done all that you could. Trust in our Father, there is nothing to gain by beating yourself up. Do not allow yourself to become over confident with your best, there is always someone else who has done or will do better. Delight in the fact that you have glorified God bringing others into His healing presence. Amen. <><