When have you felt convicted for placing limits on God? Perhaps you have never been plagued with this problem, but I most certainly have. There are so many times that I place a limitation on God, thinking He can only do things that I can imagine and pray for. These might be Hard Things that I need Him to help me walk through, but my perspective is limited to only what I know. But the reality is that God can do impossible things, He can use us to accomplish things we are too limited to even imagine. God created us to be Made for More—more than our imaginations, more than tending a grave, more than using our faith as a minimum entrance requirement for heaven—He designed us to do immeasurably more. We were Made for More.

Feeling somewhat lost as a new arrival to Campbellsville and being deeply entrenched in the Pain of Rejection, words fail to describe the emotions I experienced when the worship team sang Made for More. The lyrics stirred within me a feeling that I was limiting God. I might not understand my situation, it may not have been what I desired, but He had something More in mind if I would remain faithful. I encourage you to pause reading here and select the link below to hear the song and read the lyrics for yourself. The song may not resonate with you the way it did for me, I love that aspect of music, but this theme of More continues to emerge repeatedly in my life and this song was a starting place.

From song lyrics to pastor’s messages to a radio advertisement for CU, this idea that we, as creatures made in God’s image (Imago Dei), are Made for More is a theme of Scripture. In the book of Ephesians, we are reminded, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (3: 20-21 NIV).

We often don’t know what God might be doing with our work behind the scenes when we remain faithful to fulfilling our God-Given Space, but I continue to believe He is doing More than what I can see or imagine. If He can use a conversation with a tree to bring healing to the grief of Granger Smith, if He can use a speaking donkey to change Baalam’s life, then God can use anything if we will just stop placing our human limits on Him.

But you know what is really hard for me to do, ask Him for More. It seems rather selfish to ask God for More after He’s given up His only Son for me—there is nothing else He could ever do. Full stop. End of discussion. But there is a longing deep inside for More of Him, for More than what I have been living. I settle for mediocre, when He has abundance. I settle for satisfied when He has contentment. How do you ask God for more without being selfish? Is that not what More means, God you haven’t given me enough, so I want more! Just one more example to add to this list of a Paradoxical Life—where is the line so I don’t cross over to selfishness and greed?

I truly believe that we are Made for More than what we are sometimes willing to do. I have no idea what that More looks like for me or for you, but perhaps we should find out! I commit to the Hard Thing of surrendering my plans to His, to being obedient in what He’s asked me to do today and then see what He can accomplish with that faithfulness. Will you consider joining me on this pilgrimage?

References:

Baldwin, J., Johnson, J. (2024). Made for more. [Song]. Holy Song (Live). Bethel Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnLQvzAUiCo

Smith, G. (2023). Like a river: Finding the faith and strength to move forward after loss and heartache. [Kindle version]. Thomas Nelson.

Stanley, A. (2025, January 5). Made for more. [Audio podcast]. North Point Community Church. Retrieved from https://northpoint.org/messages/made-for-more

Swan, T. (2024, October 13). Repent and believe. Good news series. [Live]. 3Trees Church. Retrieved from https://www.3trees.com/episode/repent-and-believe/