The Holy Spirit revealed to me that life can be liked to a baseball game. The devil is the pitcher and the saints are up to bat. The mission of the devil is to strike us out. Life will throw you curve balls. We must remember that when we stand in the battery's box of life, we must adjust to hit the curves, the change-ups, the fastballs, knuckleballs, sinkers, and the sliders that the enemy throws.
Like baseball, the game of life is about strategy, and there is only one STRATEGIST that we should listen to. Sometimes, we are going to strike out, but nothing beats a strike out, than a swing! We'll never know unless we face the warefare of the pitches. We learn more from our strike outs than our hits. Pressure busts pipes, and also forms diamonds. As long as we listen to the instructions of our Hitting Coach (Holy Spirit) and His instructions on when to swing, we'll NEVER LOSE!
In the game of baseball, it is the ONLY game where you can strike out 7 out of 10 times, and STILL be a superstar. The devil's job is to cause us to focus on the seveb times we struck out versus the three times we made contact! Remember, the Manager (Jesus), who is in the dugout (place where the team sits), chose us to be apart of HIS ALL-STAR TEAM called the SAINTS! Remember, He chose us to be apart of His team! Listen to the Hitting Coach and hit whatever is thrown at you. Swing Batter Swing! Game Over!
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I will keep swinging, no matter what comes my way. Jesus is the umpire of my soul! It's not over until He says it is.
What a great Revelation Doc!
The devil works day in and day out and never takes a coffee break until he strikes one out.
His strategy is simple,
"Steal, kill and destroy "
We di however have a .aster who never sleeps nor slumbers.
He came that wr may have life in all its fullness!
No matter how many times the devil strikes , ours is to remain steadfast ,unshakable ever trusting the almighty that He has got our back.
Someone may be feeling like the devil has been on your case and relentlessly pushing to strike you out,
I want you to know, God's got your back!
It shall be well!
I grew up playing baseball and loving it. Because of my frame most people just assumed I played football but baseball is actually my first love. One thing I know about stepping up to the plate, you had to make sure you had the right equipment. It was necessary to have a helmet and elbow pads, and right length bat. The pitcher would throw you anything and you had to be ready for it. We had an saying that said, keep your eyes on the ball. See it hit your bat. I believe life is much of the same. We can't allow Satan to trick into accepting anything or being fooled. We have the right equipment and when our pitch comes we must be ready to hit that home run.
Thank you for this visual word. I needed it because I am about to go to the mound to hit. I needed some assurance that I am more than capable. Also, I needed to continue to keep my faith in my coach. My coach is undefeated. Thank you for the encouragement.