I know a few people who play baseball. Some pitch and have to learn how to throw them accurately. Others stand in the batter’s box and have to learn how to hit them accurately. Curveballs are a part of the game!
Off of the field – what about in life? We really have three responses.
- Dodge them. (Then someone else takes the hit.)
- Get hit by them. (Ouch.)
- Respond accurately to them. (Hard and often time-consuming, but best choice.)
Straight out of the gate, let me share God’s Word: ”I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”“
John 16:33 NLT
We like to have a trouble-free, worry-free, curveball-free life. However, that’s not reality and never will be. In the midst of it all, though – we are not alone!
This week, I think I’ve done all three things. I dodged some (and extend apologies to the people who may have been hit by what I dodged). I was definitely hit by some (hard objects moving at high speeds HURT when they hit you and leave marks – and healing takes time). And I did respond accurately to some (and am so thankful for the people around me who helped me do this). All in one week. A “normal” week, whatever that’s supposed to mean. 🤪
The first curveball is not a big deal.
Maybe not even the second.
But when they keep coming – it’s hard to keep a right perspective and “stay in the game.”
So, friend – go ahead and suit up. Get ready to step on the field and play. Be sure you’ve surrounded yourself with a supporting cast who can hold you up when you fall short or run out of gas – and, in return, you do the same for them. Trying to handle them alone is like standing against a wall in a game of dodgeball with 30 people armed and ready to take you out. Don’t do it!
Curveballs are coming. Trials are coming. How will you respond?
#BetterTogether
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