Higher Ground: Growing in Faith, Character, and Responsibility

What does it mean when you find yourself coming up to higher ground?

What does this require of you?

When we have been entrusted with something, we must understand that we are also being called to be responsible for it.

So, let’s take a moment to discuss “Higher Ground.”

What Does Higher Ground Mean?

There is no way of knowing when the time will come that you find yourself at a place of higher ground.

What does that mean?

Higher ground can become evident through how you responded during times of testing. It can be seen in those who have shown that they can be trusted with little and are prepared to handle more.

Sometimes, we believe we are ready to accomplish something that may actually take years to walk in.

Higher ground should not simply be viewed as a place of fame, fortune, success, or recognition.

Instead, we should ask ourselves:

Where is my heart?

What is my true character?

Because where you are going matters, but who you are becoming along the way matters too.

Higher Ground Requires Responsibility

The responsibility can feel overwhelming when you find yourself on higher ground.

But it can also be fulfilling.

Why?

Because you begin to see the difference between how you handled having less and how you respond when you have more.

More responsibility can reveal things about us that were not always noticeable before.

It can reveal pride.

It can reveal entitlement.

It can reveal whether we are truly grateful for what we have been entrusted with.

God is aware of these things, even when we are not completely honest with ourselves about them.

He desires to help each of us know Him more deeply and trust Him on another level as we grow.

God gives us gifts and talents, not only for our own benefit, but also so that we can be a blessing to others.

Higher ground, therefore, is not simply about getting to a better position.

It is about becoming prepared for what comes with that position.

Higher Ground Requires Faith

When God spoke to Peter to step out of the boat and come to Him in Matthew 14:29, Peter had to make a decision.

He could remain in the boat, where things were familiar, or he could step out in faith.

Peter stepped out.

That step required trust.

It required courage.

And it required him to do something that was completely outside of what seemed normal.

Sometimes, God calls us to step beyond what feels comfortable or familiar.

It can be liberating to step out of what may have felt like limitations and discover that you are capable of doing something you once thought was beyond you.

There may be moments when you find yourself doing something that others never thought you were capable of doing.

But higher ground is not about proving yourself to others.

It is about responding to God’s leading.

Examine This Moment

Take this moment to examine where you are.

Are you being called to higher ground?

If so, what is God requiring of you?

Are you prepared for the responsibility that may come with what you have been asking Him for?

Are you willing to grow in character as you grow in opportunity?

Are you willing to obey His leading, even when what He is asking you to do feels unusual or uncomfortable?

Higher ground requires a level of faith.

It requires trust.

It requires responsibility.

And sometimes, it requires us to do things that we have never done before.

You may not know exactly what the next step will look like.

But if God is leading you, be willing to take that step by faith.

Are You Walking Toward Higher Ground?

Share with me where you are.

Do you find yourself walking toward higher ground this year?

If so, be honest about what your response has been to this calling—even if what you are being asked to do seems unusual.

Perhaps you are in a season where God is preparing you for greater responsibility.

Perhaps He is developing your character before opening the next door.

Or perhaps He is simply asking you to trust Him with the next step.

Whatever your situation may be, take a moment to examine this moment.

Higher ground is not simply about going higher.

It is about growing deeper.

It is about becoming more responsible with what we have been entrusted with, growing in character, trusting God, and being willing to walk by faith.

Thank you for taking this moment with me and for sharing where you are in your journey toward higher ground.

Let’s continue to take moments together.

Don’t let anyone or anything make you believe you are stuck.

There is always another way.
Keep pressing on and find it.
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