Forward Momentum

It is August and as most of us are trying to beat the heat on these hot days, all across the country young men are starting to gather for the start of football practice.  Around here the official practices for high school start on Monday, but conditioning is underway and before that there were camps and work outs.  The games will be here soon.

One principle that is emphasized over and over again is getting off the line quickly.  As soon as the ball is snapped and the play begins, you need to be moving forward.  Right Now.  Move.  Your opponent will also be moving and if you aren't moving forward, they will be pushing you back.

It is an idea that scientists call momentum.  It combines weight and speed and affects how much force you deliver when colliding and how hard it is to make you stop.  Like all things in physics, there is more to it than that.  But our purposes it is enough to know that momentum is the kind of thing that if you aren't moving you don't have any.

The idea of momentum can transfer to a lot of topics in life,  Once things are moving, they are easier to keep moving.  Once a project is off the ground it is easier to get people on board and build enthusiasm for it.  Whether it is a major event, a home improvement project or a personal goal, the hardest part can be getting started.  Once you are in motion, you have forward momentum.

As Christians, God has a plan for each of us.  God's plans often make us uncomfortable because He often only reveals a little bit at a time.  It can feel like driving in a blizzard, we see a little bit of the road around us, but not too much farther.  The call is to keep moving forward and trust God for the final destination.  We need to keep our momentum in the direction of God's plan for us and trust that God will make a way.

Watch this video clip from Pastor Chris.

God has a plan for each of us.  And we are called to continue to move forward to keep up the momentum and trust God for the rest.

Time to get going.