Daily Devotional: Wednesday, September 11 – Process Over Results

“Brothers and sisters, I don’t think about myself but to have taken maintain of it. However one factor I do: Forgetting what’s behind and straining towards what’s forward, I press on towards the aim to win the prize for which God has referred to as me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:13-14

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Most individuals concentrate on leads to athletics. In baseball, we’ve got a participant’s batting common, on-base share, slugging share, and on-base plus slugging share. A pitcher has his earned run common, high quality begins, strikeouts per 9 innings, and walks plus hits per inning pitched. As analytics have taken over the sport, exit velocities, barrel charges and launch angles have been added. Baseball is a microcosm of society. We’re extra centered on the outcomes than the method.

When a pitcher steps on the pitching mound, he should put outcomes on the again burner. His focus is on the catcher’s mitt and executing the pitch that’s been chosen. The whole lot else is out of his management, so he focuses on what he can management. He isn’t excellent in his execution each time, however he works towards fixed enchancment.

In life, you might be in command of three issues: your angle, focus and energy — A.C.E. To be the “ACE of the employees” means that you’re the most effective pitcher, somebody the workforce can depend on. For place gamers, scouts are continuously on the lookout for the “five-tool participant,” somebody who has all of the instruments to be the most effective.

God is on the lookout for five-tool followers of Jesus who lead by instance with their speech, conduct, love, religion and purity (1 Timothy 4:12). By the facility of the Holy Spirit, we will yield every of those areas to His management and be an “ACE” on our Father’s employees. Not excellent, however at all times bettering. Which areas in your life do you must yield to His management?

— Mickey Weston, Chicago White Sox chaplain

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