Breakthrough?

Today is another example of God putting people in the right place at the right time.

On to that in a minute.  We lost game three over the weekend, but not for lack of playing better baseball.  As a team we were just flat, but the pitching and defense was there - hitting was lacking.  Game four was rained out, which was a disappointment because we came out on fire in the first inning.  One of those days where you know you would have smoked the opposition.

Had Monday off, it was glorious.

Today I participated in my first practice with the team, which really was just an intrasquad scrimmage, and I was able to throw two innings.  Learned some things today that I never had been taught, and really had a jump in velocity and confidence.  I feel like I may be on the threshold of a physical breakthrough.

This is where I go back to my initial thought of God putting people in the right place at the right time.  The guy who is working with me is a 28 year old lefty, and the first time I met him he scared the absolute crap out of me.  He's somewhere in the 6'6" range, 250 lbs, and jacked.  Definitely a guy I want on my side during a fight.  Anyway, he worked pretty extensively with me today on some mechanical flaws he had seen my first inning in Alpine on Thursday.  Literally within a few pitches I felt my velocity jump a couple miles an hour, and he said when I get comfortable and consistent I could feasibly live in the 90 - 92 mph range.  It's amazing to me the people God places in your life - and whether or not this takes me anywhere it's going to be awesome to be able to 'love on some people' as my good friend Trevor DeVage likes to say.

Today's devotion from Everyday with Jesus has to do with overthrowing the tyranny of the urgent and doing things that matter.  My goal for the week is to really enjoy the blessings I've been given, but realize that there is a reason higher than baseball for me being in El Paso, Texas.

Update on Thursday!  Love y'all.