Baseball Prayer

Little prayers, big prayers, it doesn't matter, just pray!  Our kids need to remember that God wants all of them, their hearts and their minds in all circumstances.  As I continually remind my kids to develop a prayer life, what has resonated most is the idea of just quickly saying Jesus before any situation.

This past weekend, Cole, my 10 year old son, was in the championship baseball game, which was amazing in and of itself since eight weeks ago the closest thing the team resembled was the Bad News Bears.  They led the whole game until the final inning when the other team pulled ahead, but we had the last at bat and Cole was the leadoff hitter.  As his Daddy/Coach gave him instruction and reassurance I could see the stress on his face.  As he stood by himself, waiting, I went to the fence, called him over and said, "Just do what you can do and when you step up to bat say, Jesus."  They did not win the game, but Cole got on base and when I asked him if he had prayed he said, "Yes, and I did it again on third.  It was calming." 

God wants our kids all the time.  Acts 7:5 says, "He didn't give him an inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but He promised to give it to him as a possession."  God wants to be our possession, not our Sunday habit, not our nightly prayers, not a special time that we look forward to everyday.  He wants us to live and move and find our entire being in Him.  The more times our kids repeat Jesus during the day, the more often they are taking Him as a possession and learning to find their life in Him.  Even on the baseball field.

By His Grace