So tonight I was watching and listening to the Indians game. I turned on the game at the point where we were down 8-0, which quickly went up to 10-0. I gotta say that I wasn't overly thrilled with the team's prospects for the evening. In fact, most of this season hasn't been all that promising....which is hard for me to say as I'm a die hard Tribe fan.
Well, what happens you may be asking? Yep, the Tribe bullpen finally has been pulling themselves together and get us into the 9th inning with us down 10-4. They've gone 5 scoreless innings to get us to that point. So, the Indians get a few players on base and I'm still ho-hum about it. Then they score a few runs, and I'm starting to try not to get my hopes up. Then, all of a sudden it's 10-9 and we've got the bases loaded! But, then I realize that Victor Martinez is up, who's in the middle of a 0-18 slump. So, what happens, YES the improbable! He gets a base hit which scores two runs, and the Indians win!
So, why do I bring that up in a blog that is supposed to be uplifting for Christians on their journey? I use this as a great example of why you shouldn't hang your head down low no matter what is going on in your life. You could be getting attacked by the enemy in 20 different ways. You could be the subject of most country music songs where your Truck just broke down on your way to bury your dog who died of a broken heart after your girlfriend left you! Yet, there is the promise of Our Father that he'll be there taking care of each one of us. He's there in it all with you, and although you feel the entire weight of the world if you give it over to Him, he'll help you through it all.
My family has recently gone through something similar. Last week I didn't write here because I was focusing on my wife's lost purse. Had to check credit reports and put alerts on our accounts. We had to stop all her debit cards, checks, and file a police report. That had me all freaked out, and I didn't handle it well right away. I tried to take care of it all myself and was extremely frustrated. Once I gave it up to God and allowed him to work in the situation everything went smoother. So far nothing has happened to us through all of this. I praise Him every day for that, and will continue to do that. It wasn't just luck that the deposit of money we were going to do wasn't in that purse. It was His grace that allowed it to be this way.
So, in conclusion if I try to do this all myself then not much good comes of it. Just like with the Indians tonight. If every player tries to hit a home run, then no one is on base for the rest of the players to hit in. They were down 10-0 people, and they won the game! What kind of odds do you have against you, and would it be easier to get through what you are with His help?
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