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Overcoming the law of Inertia by Terrence Clark
and all its elements, systems, principles and laws declare the glory of God. According to Psalms 19:1, the firmament---the atmosphere, in course, declares the Almighty’s handy work---carrying within itself the prophetic intent of the divine. Hence another revelation of Amos 3:7---God doesn’t do anything on the earth without first revealing it to his servants the prophets.
Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Forces All Around In a recent message, I compared a person’s ministries, goals, and aspirations to a rocket ship sitting on a launch pad. The rocket despite its size or color is stationary to the ground---essential immobile based on its relationship with the earth and its gravity. Gravity, simplified, is the attractive energy of a mass on surrounding objects. The greater the mass of an object (not the size) determines the hold it has on other things around it near or far. Gravity also contributes energy (for work) to objects surrounding it. It is known as Potential Energy which translated is the energy stored up in an object relative to its distance from the earth or the next closes fixed object. Potential energy is what is needed for an object when in motion to reach the ground or its destination. |
The designation of the rocket, of course, is not downwards (or down words--- let's save this term for later). It is designed to reach a destination upwards (up words) even if that point is temporary.
Because the rocket on the launch pad is sitting on the ground, its potential energy is zero. So there it will remain, although programmed to go somewhere, reach a designation, and or deliver a payload--- it is immobilized by its relationship to the earth and its gravity. In order to be successful, in its mission, the rocket must acquire energy to overcome the effect of the earth.
Potential energy is not only expressed by the way of gravity. Other factors, substances, events supply or measure out potential energy. In the example of a rocket---it’s the fuel---this is Chemical Energy. This is the source from where the potential energy of the rocket is derived from. With the right amount of fuel mixture, the rocket has been enabled to reach its destiny.
Because the rocket on the launch pad is sitting on the ground, its potential energy is zero. So there it will remain, although programmed to go somewhere, reach a designation, and or deliver a payload--- it is immobilized by its relationship to the earth and its gravity. In order to be successful, in its mission, the rocket must acquire energy to overcome the effect of the earth.
Potential energy is not only expressed by the way of gravity. Other factors, substances, events supply or measure out potential energy. In the example of a rocket---it’s the fuel---this is Chemical Energy. This is the source from where the potential energy of the rocket is derived from. With the right amount of fuel mixture, the rocket has been enabled to reach its destiny.
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The energy is still only stored energy---therefore the rocket only has the potential to reach its destination. The fuel must first be ignited before the potential energy can be transitioned to Kinetic Energy. Kinetic energy is an active energy. Fuel ignited, the rocket now doesn’t just have the potential, but it has begun the first process of ascent.
First, there has to have been enough (chemical) potential energy converted to kinetic for the rocket to reach Escape Velocity. This is the amount of force needed to allow the rocket to break the hold of gravity on it. This gravitational hold on a rocket, in our parable to ministry, is called Inertia.
Inertia---in Physics it is defined as a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless that state is changed by an external force. To the layman, it is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
Synonyms of Inertia includes words such as ---inactivity, inaction, inactiveness, inertness, passivity, apathy, malaise, stagnation, dullness, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, languidness, listlessness, torpor, torpidity, idleness, indolence, laziness, slothfulness, motionlessness, immobility, lifelessness
The energy is still only stored energy---therefore the rocket only has the potential to reach its destination. The fuel must first be ignited before the potential energy can be transitioned to Kinetic Energy. Kinetic energy is an active energy. Fuel ignited, the rocket now doesn’t just have the potential, but it has begun the first process of ascent.
First, there has to have been enough (chemical) potential energy converted to kinetic for the rocket to reach Escape Velocity. This is the amount of force needed to allow the rocket to break the hold of gravity on it. This gravitational hold on a rocket, in our parable to ministry, is called Inertia.
Inertia---in Physics it is defined as a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless that state is changed by an external force. To the layman, it is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
Synonyms of Inertia includes words such as ---inactivity, inaction, inactiveness, inertness, passivity, apathy, malaise, stagnation, dullness, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, languidness, listlessness, torpor, torpidity, idleness, indolence, laziness, slothfulness, motionlessness, immobility, lifelessness
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Many time ministries, its ministers, dreamers, aspiring entrepreneurs and those who make resolutions have great God-given ideas. However, year after year, they set motionless on the launch pad of hope having succumbed to the laws of gravity and inertia. Sometimes the rocket has been ignited. The astronauts have heard the "okay" from ground control. Still, they do not experience lift-off. They don’t escape the world’s gravitational pull. The world, as related to the earth, is the mindset of everything else that is connected to its governing systems. Gravity is doing its job. It doesn’t want the rocketeers of life to go. It is happy with its relationship that is currently in play. If a dream or ministry is God ordained, rest and be assured that God has given more than enough fuel to accomplish His plans and purpose and for that ministry to reach its designation. He also gives enough potential energy to accelerate to each new level and area of growth. |
"If a dream or ministry is God ordained, rest and be assured that God has given more than enough fuel to accomplish His plans and purpose and for that ministry to reach its designation."
In Jesus’ parable of the talents, in Matthews 25, he expresses the Master (God) gives to every person and ministry according to its several ability. Several ability is the energy supplied by God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). It is His resurrection life, His glory, His dunamis (miraculous working power), His Divine authority, His host of angels, and the name of Jesus. It is the Potential Energy to not only escape the pull of inactivity but to multiple and accelerate exponentially.
In these upcoming post and also on our podcast we're going to share all the provision God has invested in his church, ministries, and ministers to accomplish His will and reach the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14)
Philippians 3:12-15
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
In these upcoming post and also on our podcast we're going to share all the provision God has invested in his church, ministries, and ministers to accomplish His will and reach the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14)
Philippians 3:12-15
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.