Rooted Resilience: When Steady Feels Stronger Than Sufficient

Colossians 2:6–7

“Rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith…”

Rooted Resilience: When Steady Feels Stronger Than Sufficient

I’ve been wrestling with a word.

Sufficient.

On paper, it sounds fine. Spiritual, even.

“My faith is sufficient.”

But if I’m being honest? That word has always felt small to me.

When I was a kid, “S” on a report card meant sufficient.

Not failing.

But not exceptional.

Not outstanding.

Not the gold star.

Just… enough.

And somewhere along the way, I think I carried that into my faith.

If I wasn’t bold…

If I wasn’t unwavering…

If I wasn’t spiritually confident and on fire every day…

Then maybe my faith wasn’t strong enough.

Maybe I wasn’t strong enough to lead others.

Maybe I had no business creating a faith-based program.

That’s the quiet voice that shows up sometimes.

You’re not good enough.

Not strong enough.

Not steady enough to guide anyone.

But here’s what shifted for me.

Sufficient felt like barely passing.

Steady felt strong.

When I say, “My faith is steady,” something in me settles.

It feels like a tree planted deep in the ground. The wind can come. The branches can bend. The leaves can shake. But the roots hold.

Not rigid.

Not dramatic.

Rooted.

And Scripture actually describes faith this way.

In Psalm 1:3, it says:

“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water…”

Planted.

Not performing.

Not proving.

Rooted.

And in Colossians 2:6–7, we’re told to be:

“Rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith…”

Not graded.

Not ranked.

Strengthened.

I also had to revisit a verse that once felt small to me:

In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God says:

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

For years, I read “sufficient” as barely enough.

But the original meaning carries the idea of fully enough.

Enough to sustain.

Enough to prevail.

Enough to lack nothing required.

Not scraping by.

Covered.

And even when faith wobbles, it isn’t disqualified.

In Mark 9:24, a father cries out:

“I believe; help my unbelief!”

Jesus didn’t reject him.

He honored the faith that was there — even mixed with doubt.

That changed everything for me.

Faith isn’t graded.

There is no hierarchy.

There is no spiritual report card.

You either trust… or you don’t.

And even on my hardest days — I still trust.

I may wrestle.

I may question.

I may feel insecure.

But I don’t uproot.

That’s rooted resilience.

It’s not loud faith.

It’s not flashy faith.

It’s not perfect faith.

It’s faith that bends but does not break.

And maybe that’s what leadership really is.

Not being the strongest in the room.

Not being the most confident voice.

Not pretending you never doubt.

But being steady enough to stay.

Steady enough to return.

Steady enough to say, “I’m still here.”

The women I’m called to serve don’t need someone who never feels wind.

They need someone who knows how to stand in it.

If you’ve ever felt like your faith wasn’t strong enough…

If you’ve ever believed that unless you’re certain all the time you’re somehow disqualified…

Hear this:

Bending is not breaking.

Questioning is not quitting.

Steady counts.

Rooted resilience counts.

You don’t have to be impressive to be faithful.

You just have to stay planted.

A Short Reflection: Rooted or Rigid?

Take a few quiet minutes and sit with these questions:

When I doubt, do I interpret it as failure — or as growth?

What winds have I survived that prove my roots are deeper than I think?

Where in my life have I bent… but not uprooted?

If I replaced the word “sufficient” with “steady,” what shifts inside me?

Now write this statement in your own words:

“My faith is ____________, and that is enough.”

Say it out loud.

Notice how your body responds.

You don’t need to be unshakeable.

You need to be rooted.

And roots grow quietly, long before anyone sees the strength above ground.

If this resonated with you — if you’ve been quietly questioning whether your faith is “strong enough” — I’d love to hear what word feels steady for you.

Drop it in the comments. Or message me privately if that feels safer.

And if you’re looking for a space where faith can be honest, steady, and still growing — not perfect — I’m building that. Slowly. Intentionally.

You don’t have to be impressive to walk this path.

You just have to stay.