It’s a declaration.

When we say that we don’t have enough money to pay for something we want, we aren’t taking a measurement. The measurement is done. We look at the total given to us by our bank. Then we compare that amount to the price of something. And we evaluate.

Even such a simple example gets complicated fast. Precisely because we are making decisions about the data coming in.

I can have $2000 in the bank and say I don’t have enough to buy a Playstation 5. And we all know why, don’t we? Because we know that’s a lot of money.

Either way, we are making a decision and declaring that we do not have enough to buy this. Perhaps another time.

But this is how we see enough using a scarcity mindset. What happens to enough when we flip it around?

When God offers manna to feed the people in Exodus 16, the assurance is that each will have enough. This is in contrast to each having some. In other words, God doesn’t provide 10 cookies that need to be cut into quarters to feed 40 people. God provides enough so everyone can have their fill.

Really, enough is only as limiting as our worldview.