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Keep
Swinging!
Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into
mischief.
In the "lifetime achievements" section of famous sports stars, there lists some rather impressive names on it. At the top of the list was Reggie Jackson. His name was followed by Willie Stargell. Also on the list, near the top, were Jose Canseco, Tony Perez, Mickey Mantle, Sammy Sosa, and Willie Mays.
Do you know what lifetime achievement this list represented?
The most strikeouts.
Can you believe it? Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays. These three men combined struck out almost 6,000 times but that's not the legacy they left to the game; each left a legacy of greatness.
A key to that legacy can be found in the fact that they kept stepping up to the plate.
Even when the number of strikeouts were piling up, even when the slumps extended game after game, even when their failure caused their team to lose games, even when disgruntled fans called them "overpaid bums" hey kept stepping up to the plate. They kept swinging and eventually the slump turned into a game winning home run.
Proverbs 24:16 tells us, "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."
We all have a string of strikeouts behind us, and you may feel as though you're on the verge of setting the world's record for failure. Keep stepping up to the plate. No matter how many times you miss, if you keep swinging you'll eventually make contact!
God hasn't given up on you, so don't give up on yourself.
Get back up and remember, You can't keep a God-man down.
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Finally, Brethren,
whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are
of good report
if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise,
THINK ON THESE THINGS!
- Philippians 4:8
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