Sometimes you've got to get in front of the ball, you always come home dirty, and you never give up early.....
Run Through the Bag
If you played on my Dad’s team, no matter what, after you made contact with the ball, you had to run full speed to first base. When running to first (and only to first), you don’t have to stop, but you can continue running “through the bag.” This enables you to give 100% and never have to slow down.
To him, it didn’t matter if you hit a pop fly that would surely result in an out, or if the shortstop threw you out five steps before you were to reach first.
Dad always said, “No matter what, run through the bag!”
I try to regularly apply this principle to my life and ministry. If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing with your whole heart.
Paul said in Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men…”
Whatever you’re doing, do it for the glory of God! Run through the bag!
Source: Leadership Lessons from My Baseball Dad 2 (of 5) at LifeChurch.tv : swerve
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