AIMING HIGH

By Pastor Danny Borrell

I have always had a problem with aiming high. I tend to shoot for the “mark” as I know it. However, there is One who knows the “mark” for our lives much better than we do. There is a verse of scripture that says, seek “above things” or things that are above. (Colossians 3:1-4) Since we are risen with Christ, our affection and our desires as well as our hopes and dreams must center on Him. We should not be so focused on things here on earth. You died with Christ and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

I have found that aiming high will only be accomplished as I read and study or contemplate the Word of God. As I do this, He brings me ever upward, always higher, so that my aspirations in life are born of Him. He is the one who loves us, always seeks us, and He always seeks our good. I remember the day when I finally learned that He has never and will never do anything to harm you or me. He will always cause us to aim a little higher than we thought we could. Sometimes that upward stretch seems so painful and unattainable. However, the greater One lives in you, and you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. (1st John 4:4)