MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM

 Your opportunity-of-a-lifetime only takes place during the lifetime-of-the-opportunity.  In other words, your God given assignment has a definite shelf life.  In light of this, David prayed fervently, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) “Carpe diem,” a Latin phrase coined by the poet Horace, literally means “seize the day.”  This classic truth says as much about our FOCUS, as it does about our TIMING. 

 As Kingdom Kids, it is an indispensable mandate to seize our GOD-GIVEN MOMENT (our vision, our anointing, assignment) while it is OUR SEASON.  The Word declares that a blessed man “shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth fruit IN HIS SEASON.” (Psalm 1:3) Therefore, in all matters of life, TIMING IS KEY!  Even though GOD IS ETERNAL, i.e. from “everlasting to everlasting,” He works out His perfect will for us within the context and framework of TIME. (Psalm 90:2) So I repeat, TIMING IS KEY!

 What is the practical application here?  That we should avoid becoming stagnant and stuck in any situation, or even on any level of success.  Obviously, we do not want to get mired in our failures, endlessly reliving them and bogged down by ‘the paralysis of analysis.’  But neither should we become stuck on and in our successes.  It is possible to complete a specific Kingdom assignment and then fail to move forward to the next – all due to our natural sense of comfort in things that seem cozy and familiar.

 To wit, GOD OFTEN CALLS US OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES.  God never changes; however, His seasons for us actually do change.  Whenever God’s clarion call is trumpeted and a clear command issues to ‘move the camp,’ those who are trapped by either ‘failures’ or ‘familiars’ might be left behind.  That is, the human resistance to CHANGE results in a spiritual resistance to RHEMA (a fresh ‘NOW WORD’ from God) and causes us to miss out on the present day move of God or the unveiling of His future plans. (Jeremiah 29:11) Let s/he that hath ears, hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. (Revelation 2:7)

 During the course of my personal walk with God, I have observed that The Creator has ingenuously imbedded spiritual truth within nature.  Allow me to offer an example.  Sir Isaac Newton’s FIRST LAW OF MOTION informs us that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, while an object in motion tends to stay in motion.  [Gee, and  you thought you would never use those physics class lessons in real life]!  This law is often referred to as the LAW OF INERTIA or the LAW OF MOMENTUM.  It explains why it might be difficult ‘starting something’ and why it seems relatively easier to ‘keep it going’ once it is started.  Think about it.

 As a student of church history, it is clear to me that it can be challenging for us to ‘START’ moving in the direction of God’s perfect will if we have become acclimated to the status quo and (once we are in motion) it can be just as difficult to change our course should The Divine Navigator decree new compass settings.  For example, every major denomination in the history of the Christian Church seemed to start off on ‘the good foot’ regarding God’s will.  Typically, crystal-clear vision has been present, i.e. a sharp discernment of God’s desired path, along with a profound dedication to living under His sovereignty.  But typically, by the third or fourth generation of adherents, there is an historical pattern of shifting and drifting from the plan and purpose of God.  This is not due to God’s silence.  God always speaks to us, whether we are listening or not.  But all too often we turn deaf ears to His voice (to His Word) since we have become acclimated and comfortable with our own word, will and way.

 Historically, God chooses human agents to give voice to divine revelation and redirection.  It reminds me of an old movie entitled “Field of Dreams.”  It’s not a perfect parallel since I am not an avid proponent of ghosts and such, as portrayed in the film screenplay.  Albeit, Kevin Costner plays the main character who loves baseball with all his heart and desperately wants to experience in rural America what was solely available to urban areas: to watch live professional baseball games.  But there is no baseball diamond, no FIELD OF DREAMS on which any baseball game could ever take place.  While contemplating the unlikely possibility for changing that rural dilemma, an otherworldly voice whispers to him: “If you build it…they will come.”

 I find myself wondering if anyone reading this devotional has heard the inner voice of THE HOLY SPIRIT speaking to you in similar fashion: “IF YOU BUILD IT…THEY WILL COME.”  How has He spoken uniquely and clearly in your situation, causing you, unquestionably, to hear His message?  And since then, how have you responded?   Was your response calibrated by fear, or characterized by faith?  When faith prevails, forward momentum will become sustained reality, despite any appearances to the contrary.  Pray, listen, think and do.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!