Keep The Momentum Going

Keep the Momentum Going

With a 15–1 record, the Carolina Panthers secured the first seed of the NFC and clinched home-field advantage through the play-offs for the 2015–16 NFL season. After a bye week, the Seattle Seahawks came to Charlotte. Many touted this as the best play-off game of the weekend.

Though the Panthers had enjoyed a week off, they kept the mojo going. They jumped on the Seahawks, and before the Seahawks could get things figured out, the Panthers were up 31–0. It was reminiscent of the Giants versus Panthers game just a few weeks earlier in the regular season. As in the Giants game, the Seahawks were able to stifle the offense of the Panthers in the second half and make a game of it. The Seahawks had a great second half, although the game ended with a score of Panthers 31, Seahawks 24.

Keeping momentum in life requires a concentrated effort. It is natural for us, like the Panthers, to turn our focus and efforts in another direction when things are going well. We also have a tendency to coast. Paul, after encouraging Timothy as a gifted young pastor, challenged him to not let up on the progress he was making: “Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you” (1 Timothy 4:16). Momentum, when you lose it, is difficult to recapture. So, when you get it going, keep it going.

Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.

1 Timothy 4:16