I was reading a book on the role of the Christian Husband and one of the things that struck me was this concept that we are "good enough" or that life is "good enough." Many of us go through life and things are "just fine." We have good enough jobs, good enough relationships, good enough kids, good enough friendships, and we feel good enough on the inside. Nothing is perfect, but nothing is really awful ... things are simply "good enough".
Television is a big driver of the "good enough" mentality. You see a guy cheat on his wife on TV and you think, "well I'm not that guy." You see a person rob a bank on TV and you think, "well I'm not that guy either." The fictional television people that we compare ourselves against are generally just enough of a mess for us to think, "hey, I'm pretty good."
Now take a step back from the television ... reflect just a moment on your life as you live it today ... is this all really "good enough" or do you feel and know deep down that there must be more. Is good enough truly enough? This can be daunting. How can we move beyond good enough? What types of relationships can get us past good enough?
Here lies the challenge. As humans we turn to all the wrong places to try to get past "good enough." We put all of our efforts into our kids ... if they get into Harvard then life will be better than good enough. We put all of our efforts into our career ... if I get that promotion then life will be better than good enough. We put all of our effort into money, power, and comforts. When I get all of my desires fulfilled, then my life will be better than good enough.
The reality is that these things are fleeting. Kids can be good or bad, jobs can come and go, power can backfire, money can be lost, and comforts can grow stale. None of these things get us past good enough.
There is true greatness to experience; but as humans our inclinations are to look for greatness in the wrong places. If you want to move beyond good enough, then it is time to accept the person you are designed to become!