The story is told of a man who was driving home from work one day and he saw a Little League baseball game being played. Well, the sight of the little boys on the field brought back a lot of memories, so he decided to stop for a while and watch some of the action. As he sat down behind one of the team benches, he leaned up and asked one of the boys what the score was. “We’re behind 14-0” the boy said with a pleasant smile. “Really,” the man said, “You don’t seem to be too discouraged.” The boy said, “Discouraged? Why should be we discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.”

Friends, lest you become discouraged and think that this world is out of hand, remember that the Lord has yet to bat. Give it some thought.

Steve Higginbotham.