Swing, Swing Away – You WILL Hit a Home Run Eventually!

3^rd of the Last 7

Have you ever felt like you were stuck? Today I spoke in conversation with an individual who said she was just tired of being “stuck” in life. I was not in a position to say that I agree with the potential client that I feel the same way because I am paid to portray that life is great and that everything is fine and that you should give your money to benefit those it goes to. Sometimes the counselor (ME) simply wants to say, “I understand how you feel more than you may know.” I sort of really do feel this way, stuck not really moving forward much in career, writing, photography, and/or even some ways in my spiritual life. I think we all ask, “When will I get that break?” With each inquiry for a new opportunity I send out, I ask myself this question almost every day in prayer or reflection. “God, I need you, and while I am extremely grateful for all that you have recently done for me, please answer my prayers so I feel fulfilled each day I walk on this Earth.” I would say that in relationship God and I are super tight, but in my everyday routine there is not much excitement. Things are not bad, but the wave is not so high that I am about to crash with glee and join Barnum-Bailey Circus.

For a baseball metaphor, I think in these “sort-of type” circumstances you really must swing, swing, and swing away in hopes that a break will come. Pick up the bat, and keep going. I believe that I or you will eventually hit a homerun. It is a matter of probability. If you keep trying through perseverance, you will knock it out of the park. You must trust God and in doing so trust yourself and what you are doing. Tony Dungy would often say in many of his books, “We must do what we do and continue to do what we do” (day in and day out working for the championship). That same applies to you. The same applies to me. We must do what we do. Those who thrive on motivation do not feel Tinker Bell dust everyday where they feel like clowns they are so excited for each second we live. We all have our doubts in the hard work and the dreams we pursue. Those who are truly motivated are those who try even when they do not feel like it. They still swing no matter how they feel.

My challenge to you and myself today is this: keep swinging! Swing, swing away! And with angels in the outfield, the homerun will soon take care of itself with God’s blessing, at least that is my hope.