Week 8: Helping Yourself
Always be ready to make adjustments if needed.
Proverbs 12: 24-28
As a fifteen year old, our rural, county, All-Star team won the district tournament and headed off to play in the State Tournament. Every one of us, including some of the coaches, was excited and fascinated with all the things we got to do. We all got to play and exhaust ourselves in the first Olympic sized pool we had ever seen.
Our first practice, meant to prepare us for our first game in the tournament became a contest between the coaches over who could best tweak the new-fangled pitching machine. Our batting practice became a lesson in self defense as 100-mph fastballs were sent our way.
The next day, tired from the pool and afraid from the pitching machine we faced our first opponent. We could not have been more unprepared. The pitcher was a southpaw who threw the prettiest and most devastating round house curveball.
No one on our team got a hit until through Daddy’s insistence I choked up halfway up my bat and hit the ball before it broke. A few minutes later I scored our only run of the tournament.
How about you? Are you always ready to make adjustments or do you need to proceed in ways that confirm your stubbornness and pride? Are you a pleasant and happy person when getting advice or correction? What needs to be adjusted?
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