Momentum Required

1 John 2:5-6 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

Our driveway here at Hacienda Hill is daunting for those not familiar with it. It is not that our hilltop is so high but that the drive is steep to the ‘flat-landers’ and incredibly rough from a wet winter and spring a few years back. You need familiarity with it to know how to navigate it. It also requires momentum to get to the top. Most try to slowly maneuver their way up and it makes it harder. Seriously, you need to push through the trepidation and get some serious momentum if you are to reach the higher level.

Momentum is simply the force or speed of movement that carries an object to its final destination. If you want to break through, you need to have a certain amount of momentum. In order for a rocket to blast into space, it needs tremendous momentum to break the gravitational barrier – but with the enormous power of jet engines and rocket fuel the ship is propelled faster and faster till it breaks free of the earth’s gravitational pull.

As Christians, our challenge is gaining the spiritual momentum to break through. It requires real power. Eric Liddell, the Olympic runner once remarked that the Lord requires “muscular Christians”. Believers who are serious in their faith-walk are people who stand steadfastly against difficult obstacles, and who pray with great fervency and devotion for the causes of their Lord. This produces spiritual power for significant breakthroughs in the spirit realm.

The most ferocious battle, requiring the greatest momentum and perseverance (just like the rocket blast into outer space), will occur just before the breakthrough to victory.

We regain momentum in our spiritual life through repentance toward God, and steadfast perseverance in the specific vision and call He has given us. We need to ramp up our prayer life and exercise our spiritual regimen when we feel our momentum slipping. We need to flex our spiritual muscles and push through. There is a great victory waiting for us from His heavenly realm and we’ll see it manifested right here on Earth when we accept nothing less than breakthrough.