Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

I had a baseball game last night that did not go well for us at all. We lost 8 to 2. The las two weeks have not been good as far as winning goes. We have lost five of our last six games, including the regular season championship. When we got on the bus last night after our game everyone was dead silent. One of our coaches got on the bus and used an event that happened prior to the game. One of our players had said something about the coach not letting them hit before the game and asked if our coaches were trying to lose the game. This particular coach turned this into a huge outrage of anger and frustration with the overall subject of our team being afraid to step up and battle. I find it interesting that we often do the same thing in our community outside of church. When a conversation about our faith rises, we often shy away and change the subject. When we have opportunities to share our faith we become scared. Just like in the last two weeks of baseball. We have had many opportunities to win games, but no one will rise up and do something. Psalms 115:11 says.

All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper; he is your shield.

This verse tells us exactly what we need to hear. God is our helper. He does all of the work. We just have to step to the plate and go for it. God will not let us bail on you, he is not in that business. God protects us, he watches out for us. There is no reason whatsoever to fear any situation here because we have God on our side.