2000 hits | WayOutWise

I went to the Ranger game last night with my son and parents and were treated to a boring 7 innings, a great comeback victory and Michael Young’s 2000th hit. Even with a 107 degree start time temperature, it was a fun night at the Ballpark.

Ivar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);
document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}

Michael is the 11th fastest player to 2,000 hits and, I believe, the 3rd fastest right-handed batter. That’s pretty good company I would imagine. I appreciate his work ethic and tenacity. Both of his hits last night were little infield rollers that he had to hustle out and I thought it an appropriate way for him to get there. Sure, a home run or game winning hit would have been great but I think hard work, determination and hustle have defined Young’s career.

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}

It makes me wonder what will define my career. Not my work career so much as my kingdom-building career. Much of it will be defined by a former life of hiding the truth and pretending to be something I may have wanted to be but wasn’t living up to…and I’m ok with that because it might lay the ground work for what I can do in the latter half of my life to share the Good News. A friend told me one day he almost wished he had a story. I wish I didn’t. He’s lived a pretty directed life and has been the man God wanted him to be and I think that is the story, that we can choose to live that way. But sometimes a story of a rocky road, a hill climbed, of failures made and made again and overcome show people an option too.

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}

I hope the day will come when I celebrate my 2,000th hit in the kingdom baseball game and I hope I celebrate it much the way Michael Young did – with a brief acknowledgment and desire to get back to work and keep doing what he’s been doing.

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}

Grace and peace to you.
Ivar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);
document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}