Safe in Her Father's Arms

Finally, after years of drawing and struggling with creating a piece with actual meaning, I have created something truly symbolic to me. I've always wanted to use my art to glorify my God in someway, and I'm absolutely thrilled to finally be able to do it, even if it's small and fairly basic. Drawing this gave me such joy and delight, I can't even begin to express it. 

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    "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."
    -Ephesians 2:8

I have always struggled with the need to be "good enough." In everything I do, I'm comparing myself to everyone around me. Who am I better at drawing than? Who's better than me? Can I be better than them? I always feel like I have to be the best at whatever I'm doing, otherwise, there's no point to me doing it at all. I feel as though I have to prove that I am worthy of life by showing everyone that I don't need help, and that I'm perfectly capable of surviving on my own. Throughout my walk with God, I have learned that a), I can never, ever be good enough. There will always be someone better, and I will always make mistakes. B), I don't have to be good enough. That's the amazing thing. I will make mistakes, and that's okay. Of course, the most amazing thing is: c), God is enough so that I don't have to be. God does not call us to be perfect. He calls us to redemption. We are not saved through works or deeds or by proving that we are worthy of anything. We are saved through grace. We are saved by love and mercy and a Father who adores us regardless of what we have or haven't done.