Grace & Hard Work

Just wanted write you a quick note…

I ran across the speech from Babe Ruth as he was bidding farewell to the game of baseball.

I was struck by the fact when he told the audience that you couldn’t become a superior athlete, one that ended up on top of the game, by beginning to play baseball at age 15 or 16. He said you must start when you are a young boy…then if you work hard enough…etc… you can be on top.

Just as success in the game of baseball doesn’t happen overnight, the same can be said of success in your ministry. Spiritual results and growth come about as a result of doing the right things, spiritual disciplines if you will, growth disciplines, etc… with repetition. Lasting growth does not happen instantaneously regardless of the subject.

Our organization’s strength or success should always be prefaced with the knowledge of God’s favor, but we must also remember that it can also be attributed to the disciplines learned through experience and hard work. We learn to hit the ball out of the park by taking batting practice every single day…stay in the batting cage long enough and by the grace of God you will be successful in the real batter’s box.