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Reaching Your High Water Mark

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." 2 Peter 3:18

If you've ever spent time around a reservoir or lake, you've probably noticed those distinct rings etched into the shoreline. Each ring tells a story of where the water once reached, but there's always one that stands out above the rest, the high water mark. It's a permanent reminder of that lake's greatest potential, when it was filled to capacity.

This idea came to me years ago while hunting near a lake, and it has always stuck with me. The water was probably twenty feet below that highest ring, and I found myself wondering what it looked like when the lake was at its fullest. Then it hit me, we all have spiritual high water marks in our lives too.

Maybe yours was during that mission trip when you felt so close to God you could hardly contain it. Or perhaps it was during a season of intense Bible study when Scripture seemed to come alive on every page. It might have been that period when your prayer life was so rich and meaningful that you actually looked forward to your quiet time each morning. Those were your high water marks, moments when your spiritual life was full to overflowing.

But here's what I've learned over the years. It's easy to live below our spiritual potential, looking back at those rings of past experiences instead of pressing forward to new levels of intimacy with Christ. We can get comfortable camping out at yesterday's high water mark instead of believing God for today's fullness.

The apostle Peter understood this. He knew that spiritual growth wasn't a one-time event but a lifelong journey. When he wrote "grow in grace," he used a word that means to keep on growing, to never stop increasing. It's like that reservoir during the spring runoff, constantly being filled by fresh streams flowing down from the mountains.

Friend, God doesn't want you living on spiritual memories. He wants today to be your new high water mark. He wants your walk with Him to be fuller, richer, and deeper than it's ever been before. Those past experiences weren't meant to be monuments to admire, they were meant to be foundations to build upon.

So let me ask you, are you living at your spiritual high water mark today, or are you camping out somewhere below it? Are you growing in grace and knowledge, or are you just maintaining? Remember, a reservoir that's not being filled is slowly evaporating.

The good news is that God's supply never runs dry. His grace is new every morning, His mercies are fresh each day, and His desire is to fill you to overflowing. Don't settle for living below your potential when God wants to bring you to new heights in Him.

Let today be the day you stop looking back at where the water used to be and start believing God for where it can go. After all, your greatest days with the Lord aren't behind you, they're ahead of you.

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