Stockpiling
My tennis bag is really heavy. I’m ready for runny noses,
dry skin, headaches, blazing sun, and sore muscles. I carry extra racquets, socks, underwear
(it’s true), three sets of sunglasses, Band-Aids, knee and wrist braces,
lipstick, a can of balls, and two kinds of mosquito repellant. I stockpile
stuff to be prepared and to feel confident when I go out to play.
I didn’t realize that collecting all this stuff was an
attempt to control life on the courts so that nothing bad could or would
happen. But something bad did happen. I broke a tendon running for a ball. At
that point, there wasn’t anything I could pull out of my bag for help. What I
needed was faith that God would be with me, and He was. I needed His strength
and calming ways, which was there in a heartbeat.
It’s good to be prepared, but preparing spiritually is
key. I’ve learned that stockpiling faith
experiences to pull out in times of crisis sustain me way more than anything I
could physically pull out of a bag.
Build up your faith like it is a bank account. It’ll pay off
when a crisis comes your way.
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