Original: October 31, 2007
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Hebrews 11:32-34
I have been researching the topic of “momentum.” I have been learning about inertia, which is essentially the power or force needed to get a particular object moving.
Answers.com defines inertia as, “the apparent resistance to force. An object with mass requires force to change its motion, or to start moving from a stationary position. Once the force is applied, the object will move at a constant velocity until affected by another force. Inertia is proportional to the mass of any object - the greater the mass, the greater its inertia.”
In other words, inertia or the level of force required to cause a static object to go into motion. For example, a bull elk has more inertia than a beaver but not as much as a freight train. You can hold a freight train at bay with only a brick but that same train at full speed can easily crash through a 10-foot steel reinforced cement wall! Once an object overcomes inertia its motion creates momentum, or the force needed to get a moving object to stop. The bigger the object in motion the greater its potential for momentum.
I apologize to any physics majors if I hacked that one to pieces too badly!
Speaking of beavers, we see it in sports all the time. In the 2006 football season the Oregon State Beavers were 1-3 the start of the year (I think). They had zero momentum and people were screaming for Mike Riley’s job. But as the season progressed, the team gelled, gained momentum, and was unstoppable beating even the undefeated and topped ranked USC Trojans. This team that was a pre-season patsy became a mighty freight train. Now get this, it was the same team but in a state of momentum verses being in its early season state of inertia. The 2006 Beavers went on to become one of the greatest teams in OSU football history.
So how does a man who is lost in life and is trying to discover his masculine identity reclaim what is rightfully his in Christ? How can a man be like those in the Bible, “whose weakness was turned to strength”?
The answer is actually quite simple.
Do something.
Do anything.
Serve.
Give.
Offer.
Pray.
Move forward-now!
