What I am particularly enjoying this season is being in a fantasy baseball league with my sons and college friends. The lamentations, banter and bragging rights this early in the season have been abundant.

One thing I have learned about the baseball season is that it is a long season. Players and teams that have started off hot can slump and players that have started of in a slump can get hot. There will be plays that will make the highlight reels and the blooper reels. The season will be full of highs and lows and ups and downs.

I find baseball parallels life.  Life contains its joys and sorrows, it's highs and lows, its streaks and it slumps.  It is easy to know what to do when life is going well, but what are you to do when it is not?

James wrote that we should “consider it great joy whenever you face trials.” Notice James says, whenever not if. Trials are part of life, which we all experience. God gives us trials to help us improve our walk with Him.

When ball players are confronted with the trials of a slump they turn to the coaches. Their coaches help them with basic workouts to help work out the kinks.