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THE BATTLE CARDS.

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ARTICLE 01

You Were Made for the Fight

CUE: Who is like God?
MY PLAN: If I hear “you’re not clutch,” then I say my identity statement and step in.
VERSE: “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war” (Psalm 144:1)
PRAYER: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

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ARTICLE 02

Your Last Outing Doesn’t Get a Vote

CUE: Rise again.
MY PLAN: If I boot a ground ball, then I slap my glove, look at the foul pole, and say, “Next ball’s mine.”
VERSE: “When I fall, I shall rise” (Micah 7:8)
PRAYER: Lord, your mercies are new every morning. Give me the next pitch.

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ARTICLE 03

Fear Is Fuel

CUE: “I’m ready.”
MY PLAN: If my heart starts pounding on deck, then I take two sighs and say, “I’m ready.”
VERSE: “Be strong and of good courage” (Joshua 1:9)
PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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ARTICLE 04

Think in the Cage, Compete in the Box

CUE: “Right-center gap.” (or your own target)
MY PLAN: If I catch myself thinking about my hands in the box, then I step out and say my cue.
VERSE: “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead” (Philippians 3:13)
PRAYER: Give us this day our daily bread.

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ARTICLE 05

See It Early

CUE: Soft eyes, hard focus.
MY PLAN: If the pitcher comes set, then I move my eyes to the release window and say “spot.”
VERSE: “The eye is the lamp of the body” (Matthew 6:22)
PRAYER: Lord, keep my eyes on you and on the next pitch.

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ARTICLE 06

You Choose the Voice You Listen To

CUE: I am relentless.
MY PLAN: If I make an error, then I slap my glove, say my name, and say “Next ball’s mine.”
VERSE: “Whatever is true ... think about these things” (Philippians 4:8)
PRAYER: Father, let me hear your voice louder than the accuser’s.

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ARTICLE 07

Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

CUE: Carry the boats.
MY PLAN: If my heart is pounding with two strikes, then I take two sighs and say my cue word.
VERSE: “I do not box as one beating the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26)
PRAYER: Lord, make me strong in the hard rep and honest when it hurts.

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ARTICLE 08

Win It Before You Play It

CUE: I’ve already been here.
MY PLAN: If it’s the night before a game, then I take three at-bats in my room, at game speed, through my own eyes.
VERSE: “We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1)
PRAYER: Lord, let me see it clearly tonight and play it freely tomorrow.

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ARTICLE 09

Every Pitch Gets a Routine

CUE: Breathe. Spot. Go.
MY PLAN: If I skip a step, then I step out and start over.
VERSE: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1)
PRAYER: Lord, be my strength on this pitch.

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ARTICLE 10

Stay in the Fight

CUE: Go 1-0.
MY PLAN: If we’re down late, then I do my one job and pass it on.
VERSE: “The battle is not yours but God’s” (2 Chronicles 20:15)
PRAYER: Lord, the battle is yours. Give me the next pitch.

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ARTICLE 11

Slumps End

CUE: Arise and eat.
MY PLAN: If I go three games without a hit, then I sleep 9 hours, use one cue, and read my cookie jar.
VERSE: “Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you” (1 Kings 19:7)
PRAYER: Lord, feed me, give me rest, and send me back out.

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ARTICLE 12

Nobody Fights Alone

CUE: Name, next play.
MY PLAN: If a teammate boots one, then I’m the first to say his name and the next play.
VERSE: “A threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12)
PRAYER: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

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ARTICLE 13

Grace Puts You Back on the Mound

CUE: Feed my sheep.
MY PLAN: If ___, then I ___.
VERSE: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1)
PRAYER: Create in me a clean heart, O God.

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ARTICLE 14

Small Things, Every Day

CUE: Make your bed.
MY PLAN: If ___, then I ___.
VERSE: “He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much” (Luke 16:10)
PRAYER: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

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