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| My boy. Such concentration - we had a lot of fun. |
I coached both my sons in little league and I loved it. I did it for about 5 years. I started out pretty green. I had to learn the sport and how to coach it as I went. I got to be OK at it. I even developed a system that the kids seemed to respond to really well. But one day, one of the kids found a blaring flaw in my method and politely asked me "
Coach, How many rule number ones do you have?" Hmm. He got me on that one. Most of my rule number ones had to do with safety issues like "Rule no. 1 - Make sure no one is around you before you swing a bat." but others had to do with effort "Rule no. 1 - No walking, always run, always hustle." I guess I sort of abused the whole rule no. 1 thing and caused it to lose some of it's effectiveness. I probably should have thrown numbers 2-10 in the mix somewhere.
I didn't want to make the same mistake again in my service to God. So I thought long and hard and I prayed about what should be Rule No. 1 in this ministry. I feel like God said to me...
