During my relative immobility due to a tendonitis I have been thinking a lot about laws of motion. You don't have to have a degree in physics to appreciate Newton's laws. The first law states that a body at rest tends to stay at rest. I have definitely seen this play out in my fitness routines throughout the years.
Newton's second law of motion states that force equals mass x acceleration. We first have to show up (be a mass) and the force applied (whatever we do to apply ourselves) will only accelerate us. Our velocity will not be maintained. The forces of friction in our life naturally want to slow us. We have to constantly apply force in order to move ahead. I have seen this law apply in my intellectual life.
This weekend after a powerful message at church delivered by Tad Assada I began to ponder Newton's third law, For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Tad Assada is a man who was once an assasin for Arafat. He once relished in the the thought and action of killing as many Jews as possible. He then had a complete transformation when he came to know Christ. I was awed by this man's spiritual transformation. I was so humbled and wondering why I could not be so filled with grace. I have never been a cold blooded assassin like this man. Equally true I have never been so humbled that I literally risked my life to follow God. Then it dawned on me, I HAVE had periods of great spiritual growth and sacrifice but they have usually come after periods of extreme darkness.
I love it when the laws of science are in harmony with God's laws. It shouldn't suprise us afterall. It is not God vs. Science but it was God that invented Science. Here we can see that the "Holy Trinity" of "Mind, Body and Spirit" which is somewhat "New ageish" is at work constantly within nature and within God's handiwork.
