One of the more teachable moments in Hollywood comes from a scene from A League of Their Own. When the Rockford Peaches star catcher played by Gina Davis quits the team, manager Tom Hanks confronts her before driving home with her husband. Davis’ excuse was that “it got too hard.” Hank’s response, “It’s suppose to be hard, if it wasn’t everyone would play.” Thus, whether you are an athlete or trying to make the best of this life, make sure you don’t take the easy way out.
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense, Proverbs 7:7.
In the past few weeks, I’ve struggled to put my priorities in order, Subsequently, my time reading the Bible, praying and working out has been pretty lame. I could take the Gina Davis approach, claiming its just too hard to keep up with, perhaps taking a holiday from God. On the other hand, each day without God brings me closer and closer to person in Proverbs 7:7, deteriorating what common sense that I still possess.
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it, Matthew 7:13.
In the famous poem known as Footprints, 2 sets of footprints become one while walking on the beach. This imagery suggests that sometimes God carries us when we can’t go any further. As you read this blog, maybe you’re exhausted, tired or ready to give up the fight. Before you decide, make sure you don’t succumb to the easy way out. Pray, show resolve and hang tough!
by Jay Mankus
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