>> Feelings of inadequacy are rather uncomfortable feelings and oftenimes very painful. And all of us have felt inadequate at some time or the other. And in fact, there’ll probably never come a time in your life when you won’t feel inadequate about something. Maybe here, maybe there, maybe not very often. But the tragedy is that so many people live their entire lives feeling inadequate.

They go through life with that feeling. It’s like a cloud hanging over them. And about the time they think they have it just about uh finished and everything is under control and they feel adequate, something comes along to remind them that after all they’re not all that adequate at all. So when I think about all the different ways and different things that cause people to feel inadequate, I think for example serving the Lord is certainly one of them.

And if somebody asked me if I felt adequate to do what I do, I would have to say no, I do not. because God never intends for us to feel like we got it together. And so often times people feel inadequate when there are reasons to feel that way. Sometimes when there’s not a reason then I think people just uh feel inadequate about being parents when the truth is that many of those parents are very adequate because they know the key to adequacy.

They are adequate to raise their children. Sometimes it’s just social relationships. People just don’t feel adequate to meet other people. It’s something deep down inside of them. Maybe something happened back there when they were children and their parents said, “You’ll never amount to anything or why don’t you be like your brother or why don’t you look like your sister? You can absolutely destroy someone with those kind of comments.

” And so they grow up feeling inadequate. So what I want you to do is I want you to take your thumb and I want you to look at it. God didn’t give any two of us the same thumb. He didn’t give any two of us the same anything. You are a unique person. There is nobody in the entire world like you. Therefore, don’t compare yourself with somebody else. It’s unfair.