You were made for more

You Were Made For More
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. 
— Ephesians 1:18-19a

We were made for more! More than this failure, more than this vicious cycle of defeat, more than being ruled by our taste buds, body image, rationalizations, guilt and fear. We were made for victory, the mountain top lfestyle.

Your parents might have told it to you when you got sassy and disrespectful: “More is expected of you. You aren’t a brat, so don’t act like one.”

Your teacher might have told it to you when you turned in a halfhearted term paper: “You have more potential as a student than what you’ve shown here.”

Your friends have definitely said it when your loser boyfriend dumped you: “He didn’t deserve you. You’re worthy of a better love than he could offer.”

Today, your heavenly Father is telling you the same truth:

“You were made for more!”

More than the failure, more than this vicious cycle of defeat, more than being ruled by taste buds, body image, rationalizations, guilt, shame, fear and lack. You were made for victory! You were made for the Mountain Top life!

Having the eyes of my heart enlightened with truth gives me the great power Paul is referring to in our bible text for today. Saying “I am made for more; Iam made for the mountain top, I have great power” is a great script to play in our heads every time we’re tempted with guilt, rationalizations, fear or the “I’ll-do-better- tomorrow” escape clauses.

We need a power beyond our frail attempts and fragile resolve. We need strength greater than our taste buds, hormones, temptations, and our indulgencies.

Yes, the truth of who we are and the power to live out that truth — that’s what we need. So, say it out loud with me today: I was made for more, I was made for the mountain Top!