If you swing the bat- you're dangerous!

I remember at 17 years of age, being fairly apprehensive about my future, wondering what choice to make. I focused on a few big goals. I wanted to live a life of significance, be happy, and to maximize my potential. Also, I knew I had to plan within the scope of the resources available to me. In some sense, turning to my Christian faith was a cop-out. There was relief in thinking, if I focus on doing right in God's eyes, He'll take care of the rest. I committed to go to a christian university, take it one day at a time, and otherwise try to quit worrying. I was naive and otherwise ill-prepared to navigate the world I was entering.

Marty Brenneman, long-time announcer for the Reds, used to say all the time, "If you swing the bat, you're dangerous." That quote comes to mind when I think back to that time in my life. Naive and ill-prepared as I was, I latched on to a good thing. If I sell-out to the Lord, everything will be fine. I took a swing, and by the grace of God, I'm still in the game.

Nowadays, I struggle to move past the common expression of Christian faith, attend services, give some money, and live a little higher standard of morality than the average guy. Selling-out to the Lord brings to attention the higher callings of proclaiming the gospel and ministering to the needy and hurting. Again, I find myself naive and ill-prepared to address these challenges. Nevertheless, I will plug on. By the grace of God, and a little prompting by Marty Brenneman, I will keep selling-out to the Lord, and everything will continue to be fine.