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On Hillsong UNITED’S Empires album, there is a song—“Touch the Sky”—that is a favorite of mine and is an anthem that has come to mean a lot to our church. Its lyrics admonish us that life with Christ is often found in a posture of surrender and that obedience to His call leads to abundance for us.

My heart beating, my soul breathing

I found my life when I laid it down

Upward falling, spirit soaring

I touch the sky when my knees hit the ground.²

As I sing these words, I am reminded again of the God dream that Abraham was given about the innumerable stars in the sky. This dream of the stars was carved out in Abraham’s obedience, walked out in the dust of the desert sands.

The apostle John wrote, “Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived” (1 John 2:6, MSG). What a challenge! If the life we want is a full one—filled to overflowing with exceeded dreams and fulfilled promises—we must find ourselves before the King, surrendered and obedient. We must be willing to hit the ground before we touch the sky.