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READ: MATTHEW 18:20; ROMANS 12:9-18; EPHESIANS 3:14-21\n\n\n\n\u201cIs it enough?\u201d The question rolled around in my brain as I drove home. A family in our church was experiencing a number of medical problems, so a few of us went to their house to pray with them, bring a meal for us to eat together, and share communion.\n\n\n\n\u201cIs what we did enough?\u201d I asked myself on my drive home. Suddenly, the answer sprang to life in my mind, bringing a smile to my lips and easing the tension in my shoulders.\n\n\n\nOf course it wasn\u2019t enough. I laughed at myself. Because of course, it was never meant to be enough. Nothing we do as the church is ever meant to be enough.\n\n\n\nInstead, we point to the One who is enough.\n\n\n\nI can\u2019t solve all the problems in the world. I can\u2019t remove all the suffering. And that\u2019s not my job. It\u2019s not your job either. But it is my job, through my presence, my words, and my actions, to point people to Jesus and His love for them. And it\u2019s also my job to let myself be pointed to Jesus by the presence, words, and actions of my siblings in Christ\u2014the church.\n\n\n\nAnd this is only possible because Jesus has already done enough. Jesus\u2014God in human flesh\u2014lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and rose again from the dead to save us from sin and death. If we\u2019ve put our trust in Him, He lives in us through the Holy Spirit. And one day, He will return to resurrect us from the dead and destroy all sin, suffering, hurt, and death forever.\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s nothing I can do to add to what He has already done. And resting in that truth frees me to let go of my arrogant, \u201cI-can-fix-all-your-problems\u201d attitude and instead enter into the lives of others with humility, weeping with those who weep and rejoicing with those who rejoice. Together, we can throw ourselves into Jesus\u2019s loving arms, trusting Him to care for us.\n\n\n\nAnd that\u2019s enough. \u2022 Taylor Eising\n\n\n\n\u2022 Can you remember a time when others pointed you to Jesus through their presence, words, or actions when you were going through a hard time? What was it like?\n\n\n\n\u2022 Is anyone in your life struggling right now? If you\u2019re ready, you can spend some time in prayer, asking Jesus to show you how to show them His love.\n\n\n\nLove each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. Romans 12:10 (NLT)