You Are Enough

I know it is so normal for us as humans I know it is so normal for us as humans to to to wish that we could change this or that wish that we could change this or that wish that we could change this or that about ourselves and think about ourselves and think about ourselves and think if only this were different, if only if only this were different, if only if only this were different, if only that were different, if only I had this that were different, if only I had this that were different, if only I had this personality or personality or personality or this or that. this or that. this or that. Get in the middle of this. Get in the middle of this. Get in the middle of this. We have this prayer [music] We have this prayer [music] We have this prayer [music] that I believe is going to have the that I believe is going to have the that I believe is going to have the power to change our mindset power to change our mindset power to change our mindset about who we are about who we are about who we are and leave us feeling so grateful and leave us feeling so grateful and leave us feeling so grateful that we are the way that we are. that we are the way that we are. that we are the way that we are. Psalm 139 and verse 14 declares, "I will Psalm 139 and verse 14 declares, "I will Psalm 139 and verse 14 declares, "I will [music] praise you, God, [music] praise you, God, [music] praise you, God, for I know I am fearfully and for I know I am fearfully and for I know I am fearfully and wonderfully made. wonderfully made. wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works, and this Wonderful are your works, and this Wonderful are your works, and this my soul knows very well." my soul knows very well." my soul knows very well." Do you want to live a life where you Do you want to live a life where you Do you want to live a life where you believe this about [music] yourself? believe this about [music] yourself? believe this about [music] yourself? Where you can look at yourself in the Where you can look at yourself in the Where you can look at yourself in the mirror and smile and say, "God, mirror and smile and say, "God, mirror and smile and say, "God, wonderful are your [music] works. You wonderful are your [music] works. You wonderful are your [music] works. You made me wonderfully, made me wonderfully, made me wonderfully, and my soul knows this. My [music] brain and my soul knows this. My [music] brain and my soul knows this. My [music] brain knows this. My emotions know this. I knows this. My emotions know this. I knows this. My emotions know this. I know that I have been made wonderfully know that I have been made wonderfully know that I have been made wonderfully cuz your works are marvelous."

cuz your works are marvelous." cuz your works are marvelous." That is the kind of [music] life that That is the kind of [music] life that That is the kind of [music] life that God wants us to live. God wants us to live. God wants us to live. And so to start that out, we are going And so to start that out, we are going And so to start that out, we are going [music] to thank God. We're going to [music] to thank God. We're going to [music] to thank God. We're going to praise him. praise him. praise him. We are going to give honor to him We are going to give honor to him We are going to give honor to him for some [music] very specific ways of for some [music] very specific ways of for some [music] very specific ways of creating us the way that he did. creating us the way that he did. creating us the way that he did. Do you know Do you know Do you know he could have made [music] you any way he could have made [music] you any way he could have made [music] you any way he wanted to? he wanted to? he wanted to? That he personally fashioned you and That he personally fashioned you and That he personally fashioned you and designed you and sculpted you and formed designed you and sculpted you and formed designed you and sculpted you and formed you. you. you. So, with that [music] in mind, So, with that [music] in mind, So, with that [music] in mind, first of all, will you thank God first of all, will you thank God first of all, will you thank God for giving you [music] your personality? Next, will you thank God for giving you Next, will you thank God for giving you the specific, unique giftings [music] the specific, unique giftings [music] the specific, unique giftings [music] and abilities that he has given to you?

>> Now, thank God for your body type and >> Now, thank God for your body type and your height and the specific size your height and the specific size your height and the specific size [music] that he made you. Thank God for [music] your culture and Thank God for [music] your culture and your ethnic heritage. He specifically your ethnic heritage. He specifically your ethnic heritage. He specifically chose that you would be born and raised chose that you would be born and raised chose that you would be born and raised with that specific environment [music] with that specific environment [music] with that specific environment [music] in mind. Now, will you thank [music] God for Now, will you thank [music] God for making you the gender that he made you? And finally, [music] will you thank him And finally, [music] will you thank him for giving you the emotional disposition for giving you the emotional disposition for giving you the emotional disposition that you have?

All of these things, and [music] there's All of these things, and [music] there's so many more that make you you. so many more that make you you. so many more that make you you. But, all of these things [music] are the But, all of these things [music] are the But, all of these things [music] are the way that God chose to make you. way that God chose to make you. way that God chose to make you. That you can look at yourself and say, That you can look at yourself and say, That you can look at yourself and say, "God, wonderful are your works. "God, wonderful are your works. "God, wonderful are your works. You [music] made me wonderfully." You [music] made me wonderfully." You [music] made me wonderfully." Repeat that after [music] me. Say, "God, Repeat that after [music] me. Say, "God, Repeat that after [music] me. Say, "God, wonderful are your works. wonderful are your works. wonderful are your works. You made me wonderfully." You made me wonderfully." You made me wonderfully." Let's say [music] it one more time. Say, Let's say [music] it one more time. Say, Let's say [music] it one more time. Say, "God, "God, "God, wonderful are your works. wonderful are your works. wonderful are your works. You [music] made You [music] made You [music] made me wonderfully." And even as you're saying that, if And even as you're saying that, if you're struggling to believe [music] you're struggling to believe [music] you're struggling to believe [music] that, that, that, will you have a conversation with God will you have a conversation with God will you have a conversation with God about that right now? about that right now? about that right now? Tell them what's happening [music] in Tell them what's happening [music] in Tell them what's happening [music] in your heart, in your mind, what you're your heart, in your mind, what you're your heart, in your mind, what you're feeling. feeling. feeling. He wants to know. He wants to connect He wants to know. He wants to connect He wants to know. He wants to connect with you about this.

>> Our verse declared, "I will praise you, >> Our verse declared, "I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully for I am fearfully and wonderfully for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." made." made." So much of praise [music] is respecting So much of praise [music] is respecting So much of praise [music] is respecting and honoring. and honoring. and honoring. So, let's declare [music] So, let's declare [music] So, let's declare [music] this together. Say, "God, this together. Say, "God, this together. Say, "God, I will praise [music] you I will praise [music] you I will praise [music] you by respecting and honoring by respecting and honoring by respecting and honoring the way you made me." But, say it one more time. God, I will But, say it one more time. God, I will praise you. My [music] worship to you praise you. My [music] worship to you praise you. My [music] worship to you is an act is accomplished by respecting is an act is accomplished by respecting is an act is accomplished by respecting [music] [music] [music] and honoring the way that you made me. >> Let's declare this together. God, >> Let's declare this together. God, I will praise you and worship you by not I will praise you and worship you by not I will praise you and worship you by not [music] comparing myself to others. Let's say it again. God, I will praise Let's say it again. God, I will praise you and I will worship you by not you and I will worship you by not you and I will worship you by not [music] comparing myself to others.

And lastly, let's [music] declare God, And lastly, let's [music] declare God, I will praise you by not coveting what I will praise you by not coveting what I will praise you by not coveting what other people have. Now God, [music] you've heard these Now God, [music] you've heard these declarations declarations declarations and you've heard the and you've heard the and you've heard the hesitation hesitation hesitation in our heart as we made some [music] of in our heart as we made some [music] of in our heart as we made some [music] of these declarations. And Lord, we are these declarations. And Lord, we are these declarations. And Lord, we are coming before you coming before you coming before you and saying, "We know we cannot do these and saying, "We know we cannot do these and saying, "We know we cannot do these things in our own strength. things in our own strength. things in our own strength. But we know with you, with your power, But we know with you, with your power, But we know with you, with your power, with [music] your presence, with your with [music] your presence, with your with [music] your presence, with your spirit, with you living on the inside of spirit, with you living on the inside of spirit, with you living on the inside of us, that we can truly live and walk us, that we can truly live and walk us, that we can truly live and walk these out. Not because we see ourselves these out. Not because we see ourselves these out. Not because we see ourselves and think, "Oh, we're so great." But and think, "Oh, we're so great." But and think, "Oh, we're so great." But because we can see you and say, because we can see you and say, because we can see you and say, "Wonderful [music] are your works." And "Wonderful [music] are your works." And "Wonderful [music] are your works." And God, you are good and you're loving and God, you are good and you're loving and God, you are good and you're loving and you don't make mistakes. you don't make mistakes. you don't make mistakes. So Lord, help us to walk these out. So Lord, help us to walk these out. So Lord, help us to walk these out. And finally, as we conclude [music] our And finally, as we conclude [music] our And finally, as we conclude [music] our prayer today, prayer today, prayer today, will you pray for someone who is will you pray for someone who is will you pray for someone who is different than you?

different than you? different than you? Maybe somebody who you have found Maybe somebody who you have found Maybe somebody who you have found [music] yourself comparing yourself to [music] yourself comparing yourself to [music] yourself comparing yourself to or coveting something that they have. or coveting something that they have. or coveting something that they have. Will you take a moment, Will you take a moment, Will you take a moment, list that person by name, and list that person by name, and list that person by name, and specifically pray for blessings for that specifically pray for blessings for that specifically pray for blessings for that individual? >> [music] >> [music] >> God, we thank you so much that we can >> God, we thank you so much that we can >> God, we thank you so much that we can praise you and that we can believe we praise you and that we can believe we praise you and that we can believe we are fearfully and wonderfully made are fearfully and wonderfully made are fearfully and wonderfully made because of who you are. because of who you are. because of who you are. And together as a community, Lord, let And together as a community, Lord, let And together as a community, Lord, let us be the type of people who walk in us be the type of people who walk in us be the type of people who walk in honor and respect [music] and reverence honor and respect [music] and reverence honor and respect [music] and reverence towards you for the way that you made us towards you for the way that you made us towards you for the way that you made us to be. We thank you for your ways, to be. We thank you for your ways, to be. We thank you for your ways, Jesus. In your name, amen.