Theme: Run through Self-Doubt

Verse: Joshua 1:9

Baseball is a great game.  It’s a metaphor for our lives in many ways.  There is a one-on-one struggle between pitcher and batter, but the game cannot be played successfully without relying on the team to back you up.  There are lines on the field and people (umpires) around to let the players know if the ball is inside or outside the field’s parameters.  Finally, no team has navigated an MLB season without a few losses.  In fact, the MLB record for wins is 116 (1906 Cubs (36 losses) and 2001 Mariners (46 losses)).  Notably, neither of those teams won the World Series that season.

Our faith walk has many of the same dynamics.  We have a one-on-one interaction with God, but our faith family is in place to back us up when we struggle in that relationship.  The Bible gives us clear operating parameters, and those around us are there to help us know which side of the ‘foul line” we are on.  And none of us are going to “run the table” without a setback or two.  No one, other than Jesus, has lived the perfect life on this earth.  

As my eldest daughter likes to say, “The Struggle is Real”.  But I think overcoming the difficulty that causes the struggle is what makes life worth living.  As we live our faith don’t be afraid of the unknown.  Be confident that God will keep his promise and be with you wherever you go!

Have a great week! 

Adapted from They Will Run and Not Grow Weary by David Alan Black