Not God Enough: Why Your Small God Leads to Big Problems

Your God is too small.
We like God small. We prefer a God who is safe, domesticated, who thinks like we think, likes what we like, and whom we can manage, predict, and control. A small God is convenient. Practical. Manageable.
The truth: God is big. Bigger than big. Bigger than all the words we use to say big. Only a God of infinite power, wisdom and majesty can answer our deepest questions and meet our deepest longings.
Ironically, many today seem turned off by the concept of an awesome, terrifyingly great God. We assume that a God you would need to fear is guilty of some kind of fault. For us, thinking of God as so infinitely greater and wiser than we are and who would cause us to tremble in his presence is a leftover relic from an oppressive, archaic view of religion.
But what if this small version of God we've created is holding us back from the greatest experience of our lives--from genuine, confident, world-transforming faith?
In Not God Enough, J.D. reveals how to discover a God who:

• is big enough to handle your questions, doubts, and fears
• is not silent
• is worthy of worship
• wants to take you from boring to bold in your faith
• has a purpose and mission for you on earth
• is pursuing you right now

God is not just a slightly better, slightly smarter version of you. God is infinite and glorious, and an encounter with Him won't just change the way you think about your faith. It'll change your entire life.

J. D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, which has grown from 300 to over 14,000 under his leadership. He has a bold vision to plant 1,000 new churches by the year 2050.

J. D. has authored several books, including Twelve Truths and a Lie (2023), What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (2020), Not God Enough (2018), Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart (2013), and Gospel (2011). He hosts Summit Life, a daily thirty-minute radio broadcast and weekly TV program on 200+ stations nationwide, as well as the impactful Ask the Pastor podcast.

J. D. completed his PhD in theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is on the board of directors for Chick-fil-A and recently served as the 63rd president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

J. D. and his wife, Veronica, live in the Research Triangle of Raleigh, North Carolina, with their four kids, Kharis, Alethia, Ryah, and Adon.