Dave Edlers Ramblings

Brooks Robinson is a Hall of Fame third baseman who played in the era right before me for the Baltimore Orioles. He has a quote that is very true about Big League Baseball. “The hard part is not getting to the Big Leagues it is staying in the Big Leagues.” I feel that, lived that, and in hind sight wish I had stayed as focused once I got to the Big Leagues as I was on getting there. One of the things that happens to players at that level of baseball is that other teams begin to search for your faults. When they find them they begin to work to take advantage of them.
The enemy of our souls is much the same. Today in our life journal as the Psalmist is declaring the wonder of God he declares, “Who can discern my errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.” One of the more difficult parts of my journey with Christ has been his continuing exposure of my brokenness. His taking me to the mirror to see those things in me that I have hidden or just not seen that keep me from being what he wants me to be. As difficult as it has been at times I rejoice that he loves me enough to expose those things to me. I have found that when I deal with them with him they don’t effect my life in ways that keep me out of the Big Leagues. That he really is taking me to the Hall of Fame.