In the fourth grade most of my days were all about sunny days, Willie Mays and wondering how long before I get picked to play ball with those fifth, sixth and seventh graders. They were the big kids and for all I knew they already shaved. My desire to get in the games with those sandlot giants was my biggest challenge back then. Childhood was long ago and vanished like a vapor.

Since then, I have learned that real life can be a faith fight; that prayer is bootcamp for life’s many battles, and without regular Bible reading, my faith will fade. Satan’s game is to sift all of us like wheat. Are you prepared for that? D. L. Moody said, “I open my Bible and faith comes to me (Rom 10:17).” Life can get blurry and that’s why we need to pursue the knowledge of God each day. We need to know God more than we need to know ourselves. Most people are missing who He really is.

What do you do when there is no light? Michael Phelps, winner of 28 Olympic medals, declared, “So, in 2008, when my goggles filled up with water, I was relaxed because I reverted back to my training. I swam blind for three quarters of the race, won gold, and broke the world record.” How was he so prepared to win? His coach Bob Bowman would poke holes in his goggles at practice, let them fill with water, turn out the lights, and make him count the twenty-one strokes to know when to flip at the turns. No need to fret.

It is essential to grow in the grace and knowledge of God each day. We have to increasingly know God our Father to get the “W.” When your life gets blurry you can revert back to all that regular daily training you’ve absorbed from the Bible, and apply. Jesus sees it all, and He will see you through.

Do Not Fret – Psalm 37:1, 7, 8
Pastor Huck