Why is “enough” is so hard to say? /// FOLLOW x UP with Michele Cushatt

Episode 007: Why is “enough” is so hard to say?In a culture that constantly urges us toward the next achievement, experience, purchase, or milestone, gratitude can feel surprisingly difficult. Why is it so hard to believe that what we have—and where we are right now—is enough?In this episode of the FOLLOW x UP podcast, Steve Carter, Eric Parks, and Michele Cushatt explore the prayer of thanksgiving and why gratitude is much more than a fleeting feeling. Together they discuss the difference between chasing dopamine hits and cultivating contentment, the role suffering plays in shaping our capacity for joy, and how learning to be fully present can transform the way we experience God’s goodness.Through conversations about coffee, memorable meals, social media, Psalm 23, and the neuroscience of gratitude, they unpack what it means to adopt a posture of thanksgiving in both the beautiful and difficult moments of life.Rather than ignoring pain or pretending everything is fine, gratitude becomes a way of recognizing God’s faithfulness in the middle of real life—and learning to say, even in uncertainty, “Thanks be to God. Enough.”Meet your hosts, Eric Parks and Steve CarterEric ParksEric is an Executive Pastor at Plum Creek Church in Castle Rock, Colorado, who cares deeply about helping people rehearse the way of Jesus in everyday life—and holds firm as a Denver Broncos fan, no matter how often Steve brings up the Bears.Steve CarterSteve is the Lead Pastor at Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois, offering a thoughtful and honest voice to the deeper work of formation and calling—and remains a devoted Chicago Bears fan, even with Eric representing Broncos country.Explore all of FollowWe’re all following something—habits, expectations, ambition—but Jesus offers a different way. A way marked by love, presence, trust, and a life that actually leads somewhere good. Not perfectly, but increasingly, we begin to shape our lives around his.We believe that if Jesus is right—about God, about life, about the soul—then is only makes sense to rearrange your life around what he says is true.Follow isn’t a program to complete or a path to master, but a way of life centered on Jesus. A way of living that takes shape over time through a steady rearrangement of our lives—our priorities, our rhythms, and the things we trust most.LinksFollow: https://www.followtheway.church/Plum...