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Enough
What is our motivation for serving Jesus? Is it so that we might have good health and be wealthy? Galatians 1 tells us that the wealth and health prosperity gospel is no gospel at all! However what we can find is fullness in Christ and in him we find that indeed God is enough for us! This easy to read book addresses key themes that span global cultures. It counters the view that material abundance is the sign of God’s blessing and that poverty is a sign of God’s curse. It teaches that contentment cannot be found in earthly possession, achievement or position, outside of God but can only be found in the fullness of Christ for every believer. We find in Christ that we have fullness and purpose.
80 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2011
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About the author
Helen Roseveare
29 books60 followersDr. Helen Roseveare was born in Hailebury, Herts, England in 1925. She became a Christian as a medical student in Cambridge University in 1945. She continued to have strong links with the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union and was designated as the "CICCU missionary" during the 1950s and 1960s. She built a combination hospital/ training center in Ibambi in the early 1950s, then relocated to Nebobongo, living in an old leprosy camp, where she built another hospital. After conflict with other staff at the hospital, she returned to England in 1958.
She returned to the Congo in 1960. In 1964 she was taken prisoner of rebel forces and she remained a prisoner for five months, enduring beatings and rapings. She left the Congo and headed back to England after her release but returned to the Congo in 1966 to assist in the rebuilding of the nation. She helped establish a new medical school and hospital (the other hospitals that she built were destroyed) and served there until she left in 1973. She helped many people from different countries, and helped them when needing food, and drink.
Since her return from Africa, she has had a worldwide ministry in speaking and writing. She was a plenary speaker at the Urbana Missions Convention three times. She is now retired and lives in Northern Ireland. Her life of service was portrayed in the 1989 film Mama Luka Comes Home. Her touching story about how the prayer of Ruth, 10-year-old African girl, for a hot water bottle to save a premature newborn baby after its mother had died has been widely forwarded by email. She survived rape and trial during the Congolese civil war in 1964 because of the intervention of the villagers she had helped previously.
(Wikipedia)
She returned to the Congo in 1960. In 1964 she was taken prisoner of rebel forces and she remained a prisoner for five months, enduring beatings and rapings. She left the Congo and headed back to England after her release but returned to the Congo in 1966 to assist in the rebuilding of the nation. She helped establish a new medical school and hospital (the other hospitals that she built were destroyed) and served there until she left in 1973. She helped many people from different countries, and helped them when needing food, and drink.
Since her return from Africa, she has had a worldwide ministry in speaking and writing. She was a plenary speaker at the Urbana Missions Convention three times. She is now retired and lives in Northern Ireland. Her life of service was portrayed in the 1989 film Mama Luka Comes Home. Her touching story about how the prayer of Ruth, 10-year-old African girl, for a hot water bottle to save a premature newborn baby after its mother had died has been widely forwarded by email. She survived rape and trial during the Congolese civil war in 1964 because of the intervention of the villagers she had helped previously.
(Wikipedia)
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February 3, 2019
This was a very wonderful and powerful book, as a christian myself I gained a lot from reading it. It's made me more determined in my journey with god to accept that he is enough in every situation. I would highly recommend this book. I read this book slowly over a week reading a chapter a day so that I could think about what it was saying. When I first received the book a few years a go I read it out of polightness but this time I took my time going threw it slowly and really trying to get the message that the book was conveying. This was a book that I will read again for sure specially when I am struggling on my own personal journey. God is enough for us all.
February 29, 2016
Incredibly encouraging.
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January 8, 2017Excellent book by a truly remarkable lady. Showing the
reader that all we need is Jesus in every situation in life.
reader that all we need is Jesus in every situation in life.
February 26, 2023
Another mini book from the GOAT Helen. Not my favorite of hers, but never going to regret filling my brain with her thoughts on Gods sufficiency for all we need.
I’d recommend her other works before this one to people.
I’d recommend her other works before this one to people.
March 5, 2023
Just 78 pages but packs a punch. Equal parts encouraging and convicting. Looking forward to reading more from her.
August 21, 2019
Good short read on God's sufficiency
This is my first book by this author. It was a good short read. I finished it in two evenings, but only because I'm so busy. Someone else might be able to read it straight through in a sitting. It was very encouraging. She was a missionary to the Congo and was caught up in their civil war. She doesn't go into much detail of what she suffered. Instead this is more an explanation of how God progressively worked in her life to show her that He's enough for her in all situations. Even in the more unique experience of not being married and Christ being enough of a companion for her. While I cannot personally relate to her lack of desire for a husband (I'm working on my 15th year of marriage), I can understand how God could be enough for her in that way. The book is very scripture laden, which I love and each chapter ends with an excellent poem or song, some of which I had never heard of but are very theologically rich. I will definitely seek out and read more from this extraordinary woman.
This is my first book by this author. It was a good short read. I finished it in two evenings, but only because I'm so busy. Someone else might be able to read it straight through in a sitting. It was very encouraging. She was a missionary to the Congo and was caught up in their civil war. She doesn't go into much detail of what she suffered. Instead this is more an explanation of how God progressively worked in her life to show her that He's enough for her in all situations. Even in the more unique experience of not being married and Christ being enough of a companion for her. While I cannot personally relate to her lack of desire for a husband (I'm working on my 15th year of marriage), I can understand how God could be enough for her in that way. The book is very scripture laden, which I love and each chapter ends with an excellent poem or song, some of which I had never heard of but are very theologically rich. I will definitely seek out and read more from this extraordinary woman.
June 1, 2020
I read this book years ago, and when missionary Helen Roseveare was mentioned in another book that I have on the go, I decided to read again.
This is quite a short book, so can be read in just one or two sessions, but I really enjoyed reading her account of hardships while doing mission work in the Congo, while all the time realising that God is sufficient to meet all our needs. It is easy to tell that she had many years of experience when she wrote this.
This is a very easy book to get into, so if you're looking into the Christian faith, this is the sort of book that it is worth starting with.
This is quite a short book, so can be read in just one or two sessions, but I really enjoyed reading her account of hardships while doing mission work in the Congo, while all the time realising that God is sufficient to meet all our needs. It is easy to tell that she had many years of experience when she wrote this.
This is a very easy book to get into, so if you're looking into the Christian faith, this is the sort of book that it is worth starting with.
December 5, 2021
Helen Roseveare has been one of my heroes since I was at medical school and one of the key influences in us going to Kenya as medical missionaries back in the late 1980s. I had the privilege of meeting her three times and even persuaded her to speak at the CMF students conference. This book is very short - fewer than 80 pages - and essentially about the sufficiency of Christ for salvation, assurance, emotional support, pleasing God, happiness and contentment. Like all of Roseveare's writing it is saturated in Scripture and intertwined throughout with her rich personal testimony. Her humility, honesty and passion for God shine through.
August 18, 2020
Fairly repetitive of her 3 autobiographical books, but still challenging and thought provoking none the less.
"In my search for the truth, I found only loneliness and fear. I probably did not realise it but I must have been searching for a God big enough to answer all my longings, big enough to solve all the problems, big enough to make sense of the world we lived in, with all its insecurities and uncertainties."
"In my search for the truth, I found only loneliness and fear. I probably did not realise it but I must have been searching for a God big enough to answer all my longings, big enough to solve all the problems, big enough to make sense of the world we lived in, with all its insecurities and uncertainties."
December 27, 2022
* Excellent small book by Helen
* About how God is enough
* He is enough in our emotions
* He is enough in our salvation
* He is enough in our assurance
* He is enough to please him
* Enough for happiness and contentment
* Gives personal testimonies about this
* Jesus as centre and number 1
* Repenting of respectable sins
* Seeing it as a privilege that God would put you in certain situations to suffer with him
* About how God is enough
* He is enough in our emotions
* He is enough in our salvation
* He is enough in our assurance
* He is enough to please him
* Enough for happiness and contentment
* Gives personal testimonies about this
* Jesus as centre and number 1
* Repenting of respectable sins
* Seeing it as a privilege that God would put you in certain situations to suffer with him
September 8, 2023
I liked it, it was short and straightforward. Hearing someone who has been through intense highs and lows say that God is enough is encouraging. It’s also encouraging to hear that I am not the only one who struggles with this sometimes! It’s and easy read and yet thought provoking, I would recommend it to a friend.
January 14, 2025
A well-written and inspirational little book, pointing to the sufficiency of God and the Gospel for all that believers need. I knew somewhat about her missionary service and extreme trials, but she explained them enough to give the book its context. Reading this made me want to read more of Helen Roseveare's writings and be further encouraged.
October 17, 2017
Truth!
Jesus is truly enough! Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Jesus is truly enough! Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
April 4, 2024
Yep, she wrote my favorite read of 2023, and here I am in 2024 wanting to read more from her. She loves God so genuinely and conveys the truth of gospel so clearly in her writing. On to my next book by her!
April 14, 2024
A lovely little book of encouragement of being Enough.
- Enough in yourself
- Enough in this life
- Enough in your good days and bad
- Enough through illness
- Enough in your mental health
And most importantly
- Enough for God's love.
- Enough in yourself
- Enough in this life
- Enough in your good days and bad
- Enough through illness
- Enough in your mental health
And most importantly
- Enough for God's love.
May 25, 2024
The book reads like a personal letter from the wise Roseveare herself as she recounts her very dark trials while centering on hope. Her faith and perseverance encouraged me to keep persevering through a tough time. This is a book I’ll revisit to encourage myself.
August 19, 2017
A short read but a good reminder to be satisfied in God alone.
February 7, 2019
Short and sweet stories reminding Believers that Jesus is enough!! Loved it!
July 21, 2021
Can be read in an hour. Reads a bit like an extended sermon.
May 4, 2022
that was encouraging!
February 1, 2023
Great book, super short and sweet read!! So so good and full of reminders I constantly need!!
February 4, 2023
This little book is packed with truth. I've given it to multiple people.
May 20, 2023
This is my second Tim reading this book! I am amazed at Dr. Helen’s love for the Lord and willingness to share herself through writing! Praise the Lamb!
May 25, 2023
Digestible but challenging. Leaves me with lots to chew over.
July 25, 2024
Thank you Helen for sharing your thoughts and joy in the abundance of Jesus!
February 22, 2025
This is a wonderful book! It is extremely encouraging and I love how it glorifies and exalts God❤️ Christ is enough. He was enough for us yesterday, enough for us today, and forever more enough!
June 19, 2025
It's a very short book, but one worth reading slowly and seriously considering. I love all of Dr. Roseveare's books. Always challenging, always honest, and sprinkled with humor.
August 17, 2025
A must-read for me, about every two years.
I need reminded that God is enough, and this mirror-book shows how I have begun doubting.
I need reminded that God is enough, and this mirror-book shows how I have begun doubting.
December 25, 2025
Small but packed!
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