Climb Higher. Go Farther

Climb Higher. Go Farther. 

This is the theme for the Columbia Life Church community. It is my desire and hope that we will embrace not the small, hopefully, 'catchy' phrase but the larger passion that it represents. 

Climb higher.  Go farther. isn't doing more or becoming more self aware it's about allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us into a fresh encounter with God that will ignite a passionate response within each of us to climb higher in authentic worship and go farther in compassioante service. 

When we climb higher in authentic worship we open ourselves to the all of the possibilities that God has planned for us. Far to often we approach worship with a mind toward what's in it for oursleves. We come to God in worship wanting to feel closer to Him or to gain something from the encounter. Yet authentic worship reaches far beyond self absorbed 'me-ism' to a heart that cries out to God because HE is worthy. When we strip away all of our preconditions and allow ourselves to worship God not for what we hope to gain but out of a pure desire to exalt His name, we become the worshipers that God seeks, those who worship Him in Spirit and truth. 

When we go farther in compassionate service we are opening ourselves to the suffering of others the way that Jesus did. While its true that we can't meet the needs of every hurting soul, God doesn't expect us to. His desire is that we'll go into the world as His representatives, His called out ones, who become His hands extended and when we go in His name then His power is provided, His resources are unlocked, and His Name is exalted. We decrease so that He can increase and be seen by those we serve.  

Climb Higher. Go Farther. It's not about us, it's about Him. It's not something we create it's a call we answer. God is calling out to us will we follow? 

Climbing Higher. Going Farther.

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