Beyond Better: Choosing God’s Best over the
World’s “More”
Have you ever found yourself settling for a life that is just "better" when God is calling you
toward His best? On January 04, 2026, Pastor Adam Wright explored this profound distinction
in his sermon, "Into God's Best for Your Life: Leaving Ur" 1.
The Trap of "More"
The journey began with a relatable struggle: a broken Bluetooth connection in a truck 2. After
his Bluetooth started cutting out, Pastor Adam found himself returning to the simple experience
of listening to the radio, where he heard a segment on New Year’s resolutions 2-4. The top
goals callers shared included exercising more, saving more money, eating healthier, and
spending more time with family 5.
While these goals are good, they all share a common thread: they are improvements on what
already is 6. Most people live in a "land of -ers," striving to be fitter, prettier, or wealthier 7.
However, Pastor Adam notes that while the world offers "better," God offers the best 8. When
we fall in love with Jesus, we don't need to look for "more" because He is the top-tier 9.
Leaving the Mindset of Ur
To understand how to step into God's best, we must look at the call of Abram in Genesis 12:1-3
1, 10. God commanded Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father’s house for a
land He would later show him 10.
Abram was called out of Ur of the Chaldeans, a sophisticated and advanced city for its time 11,
12. However, Ur was located near the site of the Tower of Babel and shared its dangerous
mindset: "God, watch what we can do... let us make a name for ourselves" 13-15. Ur was also a
hub for pagan idolatry, specifically the worship of the moon god, Nana 16, 17. God’s call to
Abram was a call to leave this man-centered, "Babel mindset" and re-engineer his mind to lean
entirely on Him 14, 18.
What "God’s Best" Really Looks Like
Many people mistakenly believe that following God’s "best" plan results in a perfect, easy life.
Pastor Adam clarifies that a life of faith is:
● Not problem-free: Abraham dealt with constant messes, including those caused by his
nephew, Lot 19, 20.
● Not mistake-free: Abraham had significant failures, such as his handling of Hagar and
Ishmael 21, 22.
● Not a life of knowing everything: Abraham "went out not knowing where he was
going" 23, 24. He often had no clue what God’s timing or plan was 25.
Instead, God's best is a life built on trust that God wants what is best for you, which brings an
overwhelming peace 26, 27. It is a life that changes where you go and what you do, and it
prioritizes God’s way over your own 27-29.
The Pattern of Faith
The core takeaway from Abram’s story is a pattern God repeats with all of humanity: He asks us
to step out in faith to become more like Jesus and less like the person in the mirror 30-32.
Like Abram, we often have security and roots in our own "Ur," but God calls us to leave those
comforts to pursue a "city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God" 23, 33, 34.
If you are struggling with a life that feels like "broken pieces," remember that God is not second
place—He is at the top, and His way is the only way that is truly best 35, 36.
Analogy for Understanding:Living for the world's "better" is like trying to tune a staticky radio
to get a slightly clearer signal of a mediocre song; living for God's "best" is like stepping out of
the car entirely to join the Composer in the concert hall, where the music is perfect and the
performance is live 2, 3, 7, 9.
