I Didn’t Feel Good Enough, But I Was Good Enough for God | His Grace

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  • čas přidán 12. 08. 2021
  • In his moment of greatest anguish, Drew felt heaven’s peace. He learned that God knew him.
    Drew was raised in a typical member home where he was taught to obey and serve. Despite separation anxiety as a child, he was strong and felt capable of serving a mission. But several weeks into his mission in the Baltic States he felt the terrible anxiety of perfectionism.“I felt that if I wasn’t doing something every second to serve the Lord-pushing myself to the breaking point-then I wasn’t deserving of His blessings,” he said.
    When Drew returned home for professional help, he was diligent in scripture study and temple service. Still, he felt many low points of inadequacy. He was pricked with the nagging feeling that “no one understands. No one ever will.”
    It came to the point where he decided he could no longer live this way. If happiness couldn’t be found here, maybe he could find it elsewhere. “At my lowest point,” he recounted, “I prayed to ask God how He felt about me. Am I doing the right thing?” he asked.
    In response, he felt a comforting impression: “You are going to be okay. I have a plan for you. It will work out.” That feeling offered clarity and peace, he said.“I was looking in all the wrong places for appreciation and fulfillment when I should have been looking to Him,” Drew said. “No one understands you or wants your success as He does. I felt His grace through peace,” he said. “I’ve now switched my focus from perfectionism to steady progress and growth.”
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Komentáře • 215

  • @alecw3874
    @alecw3874 Před 2 lety +160

    I served a full-time mission and I dealt with this kind of anxiety and depression the entire 18 months. I thought I was crazy, so I just get pushing through. I’m grateful that I’m getting the help I need, even if it took a long time after I got home. I want everyone to know that God has a plan and He loves you.

  • @cindimonks5661
    @cindimonks5661 Před 2 lety +23

    My son is at "that low point" and I just happened to click on this, I'm so glad I did! I pray he finds the revelation he needs through your message! Thank you for sharing your story!

  • @102wingnut
    @102wingnut Před 2 lety +103

    Love this. I remember being very discouraged one day thinking nothing I did would be good enough. I remember praying and asking "what's wrong with me? Why am I so broken?"

  • @myrojyn
    @myrojyn Před 2 lety +7

    Journey before Destination

  • @fidelfolozanoiii4499
    @fidelfolozanoiii4499 Před 2 lety +14

    Luke 4:18 17 So the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Jesus, and he opened the scroll and found the place where it was written:
    “Jehovah’s spirit is upon me, because HE ANOITED ME to declare good news to the poor. HE SENT ME to proclaim liberty to the captives and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the crushed ones away free

  • @jacobbrown2015
    @jacobbrown2015 Před 2 lety +80

    Through His Grace, we can trade perfection for progression. Thank you for telling your story!

  • @kaitlynwendel6342
    @kaitlynwendel6342 Před 2 lety +5

    I love this! I am a Service Missionary, and I felt for a while like I had failed. I went to a year of college, and that was hard, I had anxiety and flashbacks that got so bad that I couldn't eat, I couldn't function, I couldn't really be myself. It was so scary but in my Gethsemane, Jesus was there! He helped me to find the counseling building and tell them that I was really not ok, and I was able to get a blessing and medication and eventually go home. I am so thankful for Jesus, and counseling! I am able to serve Him, even though it's not in the way that I wanted to.

  • @drewcano7865
    @drewcano7865 Před 2 lety +15

    I had a very similar experience. A lifetime of anxiety and eventually depression. I went on a mission knowing that the anxiety would be there but I was determined to serve. Ended up coming home very early. I spent 6 months not knowing what to do with my life. I was determined to serve in some capacity. I ended up serving an 18-month service mission at the MTC. Even though I have dealt with mental health issues most of my life I know that God has a plan for me and for all of us. Life is hard at times but so rewarding. Hold on to God's love for you and he will show you the way.

  • @scottbrandon9390
    @scottbrandon9390 Před 2 lety +3

    This is what Elder Uchtdorf warned about. Members cannot fall into the trap of toxic perfectionism. It destroys people physically and mentally. The Savior knows all our weaknesses and strengths. He understands if a person cannot complete a mission or had trouble coping in life.

  • @johnoneil4688
    @johnoneil4688 Před 2 lety +21

    So very happy this young man called upon the name of the Lord as he faced a very dark place in his life. If only my son had done the same.

  • @debfox
    @debfox Před 2 lety +2

    It’s NOT emotionally healthy for every man and woman to serve a mission. Can we please normalize the Lord directing each of His children on THEIR path? This is such a problem in the church. Perfectionism and a list is drilled into our heads. Years ago, as a new convert that really hadn’t done anything majorly wrong. I made the mistake of reading the book “The Miracle of Forgiveness “. The list of commission and omission was absolutely overwhelming.

  • @kuyazovlogs7350
    @kuyazovlogs7350 Před 2 lety +11

    I know that Heavenly Father is there and I really Felt that he has a great olan for me also... His Grace is really sufficient and I am grateful for the Atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ.. I love this videoo it really connects meee

  • @matthewhart5573
    @matthewhart5573 Před 2 lety +2

    Whoever reading this Heavenly Father loves you so much!

  • @pilotandy_com
    @pilotandy_com Před 2 lety +36

    Feeling good enough or not presents an interesting problem. If we don't feel good enough, we might give up in despair. Or, it could be the catalyst to improvement. If we do feel good enough, we might not have anxiety and depression, but we might be temped to rest on our laurels so to speak.

  • @dwyanewade8645
    @dwyanewade8645 Před 2 lety +13

    Love the fact that because God loves us, we are infinitely good enough 🙏 We are going to be okay fellas.

  • @TENZEN._.
    @TENZEN._. Před 2 lety +94

    I really like these REAL world issues & help we get to overcome & gain other keen insight. SOMETIMES I feel like I get more out of these videos than going to church because here it seems more real & genuine. I never want to be that guy that is fake, not real or sincere. Like you my friends & thus video its Grace after all we can do. Thank you!

  • @porky552
    @porky552 Před 2 lety +2

    I am a convert. I joined the Church 50 years ago. This has been the loneliest experience of my life. I listen to stories like yours and after 50 years I am still waiting for some sort of happiness. I heard a brother say once, “I never knew what loneliness was until I got married and joined this Church “. In my 50 years I guess I have had just about every calling you can have. I attend the temple. But for me this had been a lonely and miserable life. When does God tell you his plan for you?

  • @arditem

    HALLELUJAH !

  • @lindsayipson4470
    @lindsayipson4470 Před rokem +2

    I struggle with perfectionism. This video helped me to feel like I was understood. When he said," “If I wasn’t expending every last bit of energy pushing myself to the breaking point that I wasn’t going to be blessed" I connected to it in a way I've never connected to anything before. I love this video so much! It helped me to feel understood, and to understand my struggles better. I just want everyone watching this to know that you deserve joy and love, and that God loves you!

  • @drewyoung8500
    @drewyoung8500 Před 2 lety +2

    So grateful to have been able to do this! To anyone reading this, you can do it. You can make it. There is light ahead.