Strikeouts & Home Runs

Reggie Jackson struck out 2,597 times in his baseball career, more times than any other player in baseball history.

You'd think that would make him a colossal failure.

But Reggie Jackson also hit 563 home runs, played on 5 World Series champions, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Reggie Jackson was no failure, despite the fact that he struck out more times than any other player in baseball history.

You're going to strike out - a lot - in your life and in your ministry.

But learn from your strikeouts - your mistakes and your errors - and apply what God teaches you through them.

Then confidently step back into the batter's box.

Because you're also going to hit a lot of home runs.

Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) - "Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ ...."