Those who know me well recognize my love and affinity for military aircraft, specifically jets. When I saw “Top Gun”, I was done. I didn’t even realize there was an annoying love story unfolding…I just wanted to see the planes doing what they do…turning and burning. “I feel the need…the need for speed!”
Anyway, this is not about that…not directly anyway. I have been thinking about helicopters lately (job related, too much to go into…trust me.) and I remember as a rookie going up in our helicopter several times. When we would get on scene to assist ground units, we would go into this orbit around the area…I’m sure you’ve seen this in your own lifetime.
We have special binoculars that are gyroscopically balanced (Lord, I hope that is a word) to allow the observer to maintain focus without getting dizzy from going in circles. I asked the pilot, “Why don’t we just hover?” It seemed like a reasonable question to me (the rookie), since we have all seen and heard news helicopters parked in place in the sky for what seems like an eternity.
The pilot told me that it takes much more fuel to hover than to orbit. He also pointed out the better perspective we get when we are orbiting as opposed to staying in one place and having only one viewpoint.
God has been reminding me to get back into orbit and to stop trying to hover in place. My Christian life should be about moving (forward), not staying stagnant or stationary. Too often we limit our perspectives, we can’t see the other side of a problem or the onset of a solution, because we are hovering…we say we are waiting on God, we are looking for His hand to move. But we are stressed and worried, and we are burning precious emotional and spiritual fuel, trying to stay in place.
Athletes will tell you it is easier to react when you are already in motion, as opposed to moving from a standstill or stationary position. Look at tennis players waiting to receive a serve, or baseball players just as the ball is pitched…they are in motion…they are not hovering.
Stop wasting fuel. Get moving and begin to survey your situations from different angles and perspectives. God will be better able to show you what He sees because eventually you will come around to His viewpoint. Hovering can be annoying to others too. The news chopper over your neighborhood for extended periods of time can be a nuisance. So too some of us are hovering in place and hindering others around us. They need you to move so they can keep moving (forward)!
We are designed to be in motion, our growth depends on it. Staying in place takes as much energy as moving forward, and sometimes more. So stop hovering and get back into your orbit around the Son. Keep Him in the center of your life so you can maintain proper perspective and not just keep “going around in circles”
Everyday God... 