My alarm is set for 5:00am. I have a plan, an excellent plan, one on which I’ve executed regularly for the last 12 years. My alarm goes off, I get up, push the alarm back, and go back to bed. The pitch came over the plate, I could’ve knocked it out of the park, and instead I watched it go right by.

What is it about the good things in our life that make us want to resist them? We know what God sacrificed to be in a relationship for us, but we are still attracted to sin. We know that exercise leaves us feeling stronger and more energetic, but we opt for idleness. We know what foods fuel our body best, but we go for another scoop of ice cream at 9pm.

Watching the pitch once every so often isn’t the worst thing in the world. But never let the second one go by after it.