Crazy Win

Today was our first game of the summer season it was an exciting one. Things didn't look to good at first when we found ourselves in a 5-1 deficit almost the entire game. After chipping away in the 7th and making it 5 -2 we found ourselves loosing going into the bottom of the 9th. Through the game our bats were quiet as we only had 4 hits in the entire game. But the bats finally came around and we ended up scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. It was a great way to start the season and a win like that really brings the guys together and we could start bonding better as a team.

Thinking about it now, preparing and getting ready for the game is all I really did and not to much really went on besides that. I did feel a little rusty at the plate today seeing that I haven't seen live pitching in well over a month. With time I know that I'll come around and begin to feel more comfortable.

Today I would like to talk about trust. When we are looking for things from God, which can be various different things, sometimes they take a significant amount of time to be answered. Whether it is days, weeks, or even years God will always point us in the right direction. It may not always be what we are expecting or what we want, but it is always right. Although God appears to be catastrophically late at times, His timing is always perfect. Through the time waiting and wondering we should continue to pray and trust God that he will show us the right way or give us the right answer. This can obviously be a tough thing to do as we want things to happen quickly and clearly. If God just gave us answers to prayers right away, then we wouldn't learn anything from Him. For example if someone were to ask God to give him/her more patience, would it be better for God to just give the person patience right away, or to give the person a opportunity to be patient?

Through life God strives in having us learn new things through bad and good experiences. God is always teaching us new things and at times we don't even realize it. So when going through the day, lets try to open up our minds and learn from the situations we encounter. Lets trust God that he will show us the right way and give us the answers he knows that are best for us. When things take to long we can tend to go to what we think is best instead of what God wants for us. No matter how long things may take just keep praying and trusting God and he will show you the way.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
       and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
       and he will make your paths straight.

The word lean is perfectly used in the verse as it typically means putting your whole weight on something. Instead of putting your whole weight or resting on your own understanding, put it all on God. We should bring our decisions to God in prayer, and use the Bible as your guide to follow what God is leading. He will make our paths straight by both guiding and protecting us. This wont be easy so take it one "at bat" at a time and trust God with everything.

GODISHERENOW.