Patience

Tyler's little Cousin came to watch him play.....it didn't matter who was up to bat all the crowd heard was "GO TYWERRRRRR"!

So cute.
He really had to stretch for this play.....

Overall Tyler had a fantastic game - one of his best all around I would say but it was all clouded by one thing.

Tyler has had one goal this year - hit it out of the ballpark. He has come close on many different occasions but has not had one go over the fence. It hits the fence, it bounces off the fence and it falls in front of the fence. If you know Tyler at.all. he is obsessive. He won't let something go until he conquers it or understands it 100%. This getting it over the fence thing has become his obsession.

Last night the Lord spoke to Tyler through someone else. His teammate that he has been playing with for a year and a half -he hit it out of the park. This did not set well with Tyler at first. He was sad, frustrated, angry, jealous and just mad. I could tell that he was all these things just by the look on his face but it opened up a door for discussion. We explained that he needed to be happy for his friend, excited, thrilled that he could accomplish a thing that very few at his age have done. He needed to show that friend the same respect and congratulations that he would expect to be shown when/if he were to do the same thing. He said OK with his head but I don't think his heart was quite there yet.

This morning on the way to school he said that when I prayed I needed to close my eyes (a few games ago he asked me to pray every time he got up to bat). I said you know what Tyler - I could pray standing on my head but that doesn't mean that God is going to answer that prayer the way you want it when you want it. He already knows the plans for you and He already knows when/IF you are going to hit it out. When He is ready He will make it happen. But he also tests us - like last night. When your friend hit it out was your first reaction joy or was it anger? So stop and think - who do you want to glorify? Yourself or God? God is not going to allow anything to be glorified more than Himself and if you are trying to accomplish this for your own personal glory you might as well stop. God was watching your reaction last night and if your heart isn't right then He won't bless it with what you want.

Quiet

As he got out of the car he turned and said - can God hear what I am thinking?

Yes He can.

Oh, OK.

I pray that this lesson is learned because it breaks a mothers heart to see the tears well up when your child wants something so bad and just can't do it.

I am also praying for patience - for all of us.