Be Humble

The definition of humble~Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful

Losing a baseball game can be more than humbling.  When you get run ruled, you are all kinds of things.  Embarrassed, disappointed, frustrated...and the list goes on.

What Coach and I have decided in having the boys play  sports is that we want the sports to teach them life lessons...not just how to play the game.  Our oldest son's team won an entire tournament last weekend and we were all excited.  Then they stepped onto the field and lost miserably to a team in a league game the very next week.  They played a game this morning and did so great!  Then played a game at 3:30 and lost their tail feathers.  It was not pretty.  And to say the least, they were humbled.

I think humility is such an important part of someone's character.  I think you'll agree with me when I say that NO ONE is perfect.  We all have positives and we all have negatives.  We all have good days and we all have bad days.  We all have been blessed with special talents, and sometimes we just don't use them well.  But no matter how we play the game, God is always there.  He wants us to be tried.  He wants us to celebrate in our successes and wants us to learn from our defeat.  There will be plenty of defeat in our lives.  There will be loss after loss in sports.  It is so important that the boys learn how to move past the bad moments that happen in this life.  And how they react to the defeat means everything to us.  I know it is important to God too.  Deuteronomy 8:2 says

Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. (speaking of Moses wandering in the wilderness for forty years)

He wants us to be defeated so that he can see the content of our hearts.  It isn't how many times we fall, but how we get back up.  No one wants to lose.  No one wants to struggle.  But God wants to see us handle each loss with grace and humility.  Keep your head up and know that others are watching your reaction to defeat.  It is all about how we rise...not how hard we fall.  Have a blessed day!
Amy