Hurry Up (no huddle) Offenses

"Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation." Luke 22:46b

Since these blogs are focused on learning to 1) Hurry UP to God for answers; then, 2) Wait for Him to call the next moves. . I decided to research the word hurry-up. When I Googled it something interesting surfaced . . ever heard of the “hurry-up/no huddle offense?” Here’s the definition: “A football team operating out of a hurry-up offense hurries back to the line of scrimmage instead of huddling between plays. The huddle is omitted when the clock is winding down, and the team is desperately trying to score.”

I enjoy watching football, but I am no aficionado, so I asked my husband if he thought the hurry-up strategy was a good one. He said, “Sometimes a team sees time running out, so they feel that they have no choice. Obviously there is great benefit to huddling, just to make sure that everyone is on the same page. Sometimes the team does manage to score; but, often, without huddle-communication, chaos ensues.” (actually he said, “without the huddle, all hell breaks loose!”)

So what’s the point? Well, often the stress of daily life causes us to think that there’s no time to pray, so we skip “huddling with God.” Then, we miss His perfect read on our situation. Without God’s direction, the best of players can start running full-out toward the wrong goal post. Without God’s direction, we may sometimes score; but perhaps there was a better way, a simpler way, a way that would have benefited the whole team… but we were in a hurry, took a short-cut, went our own way... sound familiar?

If Jesus has recruited you don’t just stop at the draft, allow The Holy Spirit to develop you and conform you into the very image of Christ, that’s the goal! There is more than a Superbowl Ring at stake here, He holds a place on Heaven’s team for you. The Crown of Eternal Life awaits those who can Hurry ONLY TO HIM & Wait ONLY FOR HIS VOICE as He calls the next play. Pray for His Direction, don't be tempted to go it alone. He is faithful.