Thursday, June 21, 2012

JIM CAIN

GOOD MORNING!

Coaches often tell players that the little things a player does add up victories when the game is tight; and no one player took this to heart more than Ty Cobb. When Cobb was with the Detroit Tigers he sharpened his spikes to hurt anyone who stood between him and the base in front of him. When Cobb reached 1st he would nervously kick the bag over and over. When asked if he was nervous. Cobb replied, “I wasn't nervous, but I discovered that if I kicked the bag enough times, I could move it a full 2 inches towards 2nd base, which gave me that much of a jump towards stealing second.

Two inches doesn't seem like much, but how many plays at 2nd seem to be a matter of inches? Right or wrong, it was amazing that a man of Cobb's abilities spent so much time looking at the little things.

The little things we do or don't do are investments in our character. Character is basically valuing truth over convenience. As believers we have an opponent looking to destroy us in the devil. Look for any small advantage that you can find over your enemy and use it. For it states in Galatians 6:9, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.”