You Don't Need That Trophy

I want to speak to all of my people who are also enneagram 3s, those who are pursuing a dream, pushing toward a goal or destination, perfectionists, overachievers, high achievers, or accomplishment driven. . .

Dreams and goals are inspiring and don't ever lose sight of your naturally driven personality, however;

Give yourself grace in those moments you don't achieve your goal. You didn't hit that benchmark in your life like you thought. You didn't get that dream job. You messed up. You failed.

Listen friends. . .

God does not love you any more if you get that trophy

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God does not love you any less if you don't

I find it so humbling to hear those words because it gives my soul rest and the grace my body needs.

Whatever that trophy means in your life whether it means a career, a job, a final destination, to be seen as the most successful, knowledgable, or the picture-perfect mom or dad, or the most influential.

The trophy does not define your worth. Not receiving that trophy doesn't mean you are worthless. It doesn't mean you won't ever achieve it. It doesn't mean you don't know anything.

No trophy means we are loved

Getting the trophy also means we are loved.

{ Not more >/< Not less }

In no way is success bad, striving for dreams wrong, or desiring to be the best unlawful. But if our successes are what defines us rather than what our Heavenly Father says who we are, then we have started going down the other path and we need to find our way back.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

2 Corinthians 12:9 - 10

How calming it is to know it's okay we didn't get the trophy. . . actually. It's more than okay. . .

Because He is enough.

"Forever enough

Always enough

More than enough" - Jireh By Elevation Worship

When we can sit and dwell on those words; the more they can seep deep into our souls and gives that assurance that He is enough; through that, we know that We are enough. We become content in the restful seasons of our life and joyful in knowing we already have it all.