Am I Inadequate?

By: Bradley Binversie

“We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.”

— John Wooden

I was with a group of men recently and the topic came up, ” Do we sometimes feel inadequate?”

These men were all smart, respected, business leaders who are financially successful, yet to the surprise of the group; one by one, they all shared deep feelings of inadequacy that arose on almost a daily basis. Am I good father and husband? Do I really know what I’m doing in my business? Am I qualified? Am I enough?

This experience speaks to the universal humanity in all of us. We all have doubts and at times are weak. Yet having the humility to admit this and ask for the help while we continue forward is what makes us strong. The external circumstances of life will change. Good times will come and so will challenging, difficult times. Yet while the storm swirls around us we cannot let the external control the internal.

To me inadequate means “Not being enough”. This is a relative term of comparison. Not being enough what? Not being enough compared to what or who? Comparisons are the thief of joy. We are not perfect, we are all weak at times, but we are all adequate.