2026 — The God of More Than Enough

Leaving the Spirit of Unrest Behind

As 2025 draws to a close, one question presses upon the heart of the believer:

What has been shaping our lives—contentment or unrest?

We are living in an age governed by a persistent lie: you don’t have enough.

Not enough time.

Not enough security.

Not enough influence.

Not enough provision.

The gods of this world thrive on that whisper. More. More. More.

But this is not a modern deception born of consumerism or culture. It is an ancient weapon, deployed against the people of God since the beginning. An unrested spirit has always been one of the adversary’s most effective tools—not because it attacks what we lack, but because it attacks our ability to rest in what God has already given.

The Spirit of Unrest

There is a spirit at work in our world that quietly robs humanity of peace, joy, and rest. It rarely announces itself with chaos or rebellion. More often, it whispers dissatisfaction into the heart and unrest into the soul. It casts a shadow over blessing and dulls the joy of provision.

This spirit keeps the soul in constant motion—always striving, always chasing, always reaching.

If I can just achieve more, I’ll finally be happy.

More success. More recognition. More possessions. More experiences.

This is the spirit of unrest.

It does not destroy blessings outright; it destroys our capacity to enjoy them. When our eyes are perpetually fixed on what we do not have, we lose sight of what God has already placed before us. Families fracture. Ministries exhaust themselves. Sincere believers drift—not into open rebellion, but into quiet restlessness.

Solomon captured this truth with sobering clarity:

“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 6:9

That wandering desire—that inward pull toward “something else”—is vexation of spirit. It is unrest.

An Ancient Lie, First Spoken in a Garden

Discontentment is not new. It is ancient.

Adam and Eve lived in perfection. Eden was a place of rest, abundance, purpose, and unbroken fellowship with God. They lacked nothing. Yet the serpent did not tempt them with scarcity—he tempted them with suspicion.

What you have isn’t enough.

God is holding out on you.

There is something better than this.

Surrounded by abundance, they were persuaded to fixate on the one thing withheld. The lie was not that God was absent—but that God was insufficient. The moment they believed that lie, unrest entered the human story.

That same deception has echoed through every generation since.

The Pattern of a Wandering Soul

Scripture consistently exposes the trail left by unrest.

Cain’s dissatisfaction turned correction into resentment. He went out from the presence of the LORD to dwell in the land of Nod—a place whose very name means wandering. Unrest always produces distance from God’s presence.

Esau traded inheritance for appetite. Saul could not wait on God’s timing. Israel grew dissatisfied with divine leadership. Even David—a man after God’s own heart—fell not in battle, but in comfort. Idle unrest preceded moral collapse long before sin manifested outwardly.

And Abraham, weary of waiting, helped God fulfill a promise. Mercy covered the decision, but it never validated it. God does not desire Ishmaels birthed from unrest.

The pattern is unmistakable:

When contentment is lost, obedience soon follows.

When rest is abandoned, compromise is never far behind.

Lust, Movement, and the Myth of “Elsewhere”

The lust of man’s heart—through the eyes, through the flesh, and through the pride of life—will always leave him wanting.

Wanting more.

Wanting different.

Wanting elsewhere.

Left unchecked, it leaves the soul destitute and lacking, no matter how much it acquires.

Relocating to another church.

Another town.

The arms of another person.

Another job.

Another season.

Another opportunity.

A wandering soul cannot be satisfied by a change of scenery. Movement does not equal healing. New surroundings do not cure old unrest. Wherever the unrested heart goes, disappointment soon follows—because the issue was never location, possession, or people.

David Knew the Truth

David understood something many never learn.

He tasted victory on the battlefield.

He possessed wealth and influence.

He had access to pleasure and power beyond most men.

Yet none of it could satisfy him.

No amount of gold.

No number of victories.

No abundance of women.

Fulfillment could only come from God Himself.

David wrote:

“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” Psalm 36:7–9 (KJV)

Not barely sustained.

Not temporarily distracted.

Abundantly satisfied.

God alone is the fountain of life.

God alone is the source of light.

God alone can quiet a wandering soul.

The God of More Than Enough

As we step into 2026, we do not merely confess that God is enough—

we declare that He is MORE than enough.

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Psalm 16:11

Joy is not found in accumulation, achievement, or excess.

Joy is found in His presence.

Not partial joy.

Not fleeting joy.

Fullness of joy.

David said it plainly:

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1

To “want” is not merely to lack—it is to wander, to crave, to remain restless.

I shall not want… because I am satisfied in Thee, O Lord.

The God of Scripture does not tease His children with near-fulfillment.

He leads them beside still waters.

He restores their soul.

He quiets the unrested heart.

So let this be our posture as we leave 2025 behind:

Not more striving.

Not more chasing.

Not more unrest.

But more trust.

More obedience.

More wonder.

For in Christ, we lack nothing.

In His presence, we are filled.

And in Him alone, we discover the truth the world keeps denying:

He is not merely enough—

He is MORE than enough.