0 for 25

In baseball, going 0 for 25 is no fun – that means that in the last 25 at bats that you haven’t gotten a hit. 0 for 25 is no fun for the player, no fun for the team, and no fun for the fans – at least for the hometown fans.

A baseball player can have a great game, but he has to move on from that game to the next game, if he lives in the previous game he won’t do well in the current game; the pitcher in the last game is not the pitcher in the current game.

I’ve had a streak of games in which it seems I’ve gone 0 for 25 – and they have come after a pretty amazing game in which I saw the Lord do some wonderful things. Even though I’ve been taking batting practice, and even though I’ve been praying to “see” the ball so that I can connect with it, it has been 0 for 25. I’ve been watching game films and repenting and realizing (in some measure) how I’ve missed the ball and blown the plays, but I’ve gone 0 for 25 – either striking out, or hitting into double plays, and leaving men on base – that’s one thing you really don’t want to do in baseball, leave men on base.

Well, it’s another morning, so it’s time for more batting practice; prayer, praise, worship, time in the Word – let’s see how today’s game goes. The great thing is that I can’t play the game without Jesus, can’t hit the ball without Jesus, can’t field the ball without Jesus – it’s all about Him playing the game in and through me…I’m not out there by myself.