Above and Beyond

Have you ever been told to go “above and beyond?” Perhaps your coach was trying to get more effort out of you and said this phrase to you. When someone asks you to go “above and beyond,” they ask you to surpass the standard set. Meeting the expectations is no longer enough; they want to see you reach beyond and achieve more than what is set forth.

To go above and beyond can be scary because it leads you into the unknown. Before, you knew the expectation of you, and as long as you checked that box, you were doing OK. Now, to reach for something more leaves you vulnerable to failure. To walk in the unknown is to take a step of faith forward, not knowing the outcome. You enter an unknown space when you reach for more, push yourself harder and set new, more challenging goals. The question is, will you embrace the unknown or run from it?

In our minds, we think we understand God’s power, but that understanding is limited. God’s nature is inherently above and beyond anything we can expect or understand. We may think we know what God will do, but He will do far more than we ever thought possible.

Understanding that we limit God is the start of understanding how limitless God is. Maybe today, we can start to believe that God will go above and beyond what we think He will do.