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Romans 5:3-5
It’s No Big Deal to Lose
Come on, Jimmy!" yelled Brad as he picked up his
ball and glove. "It's time to go."
"I don't want to go," replied Jimmy.
"What do you mean, you don't want to go You've got to
go because I'm taking care of you and I'm playing ball."
"I don't like to play ball," said Jimmy.
"What's the matter with you" his older brother said.
"Last week you pestered and pestered me because you
wanted to play ball with me and my friends. Now I ask
you to play, and you don't want to."
"I just don't want to," answered Jimmy. "If you don't
play, I don't get to play," said Brad. "Mom said I had to
take care of you today. Come on, let's go!"
Jimmy was quiet for a while. Then a tear rolled down
his cheek.
"Hey, what's wrong" asked his big brother.
"I'm no good. I can't play ball," said Jimmy.
"Last week you told me you were going to play for the
Giants when you grew up," said Brad.
"But I struck out twice," said Jimmy. "And I dropped the
only catch that came to left field."
"Is that so bad" asked Brad.
"Your friends laughed at me. They called me a klutz."
"So what" said Brad. "They're all four years older than
you are. Do you think they'd look so good if they played
on a high school team"
"I guess not," said his little brother.
"You'd be the best player on the team if you played with
the little kids in daycare," said Brad.
"Maybe I should play with them," said Jimmy. "Then I
could win all the time."
"Sure, you might win," said Brad, "but you wouldn't
learn to play ball any better. It's no big deal to lose if you
play against a better team. That's how you get better at
playing ball."
Jimmy went along to play ball with Brad and his
friends. He still made some outs, but once in a while he
hit the ball. He still dropped the ball sometimes, but he
also caught it once in a while.
Jimmy learned how to play ball-and he also learned
something else. He learned that he didn't have to be the
best at everything. God had given him the ability to do
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some things. But God also gave other people the ability
to do other things. Jimmy learned to do what he couldwhen
he could. When he couldn't do something, he
learned to depend on someone else.
Some Questions
• Can you learn something when you make a mistake
• Do you think you should be able to do everything
right
• How can you help someone who makes a mistake
A Prayer
Jesus, help me know what I can do, and help me learn to
do those things better. Help me know what I cannot do.
Amen.