When life throws you a curve : divine strategies for handling whatever life throws at you

These practical sports analogies are applicable to many everyday situations. Daugherty shows readers how to reach their destiny and how to help others reach theirs by developing a winning attitude. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Foreword by Joyce Meyer......Page 7 Curve Balls Are a Part of Life......Page 9 The Apostle Paul Illustrates How It’s Done......Page 13 How a Mother Dealt With a Curve......Page 27 When My Mother Faced a Curve......Page 31 Sharon Hits Some Curve Balls......Page 35 Staying in the Game......Page 39 Hold on to Your Bat!......Page 51 Faith and Patience to Hit and Run......Page 61 Physical Conditioning......Page 69 The Winning Strategy......Page 79 Taking Charge......Page 87 Throw the Devil Out of the Game!......Page 93 Getting Back Up to Bat......Page 99 A Winning Attitude......Page 105 Heavenly Armor......Page 119 The Team Owner Is for You!......Page 123 Be an All-Star for the Kingdom of God......Page 133 Going From Player to Coach......Page 141 100 Scriptural Meditations for Hitting the Curve Balls in Life......Page 147 When Life Throws You a Curve Managing to hit a curveball takes concentration, patience, perfect timing, and a good eye. Managing life's problems takes the same combination plus faith in God's Word. Rev. Billy Joe Daugherty hit a homerun and brought home all the players in regard to handling unexpected situations and unplanned circumstances. The wisdom he shares through baseball analogies pitches new ideas onto the field and provides plays for non-stop winning seasons. As a pastor, author, husband, father, and founder of various Tulsa, Oklahoma, community assistance centers, Rev. Daugherty refers continually to His game plan for strength. You will When Life Throws You a Curve , concentrate, be patient, keep your eye on the ball, and then hit it out of the park! Most kids growing up in America —male and female—spend at least some time playing baseball or softball. Even if they do not play in a formal league, they usually play in their yard with plastic bats and balls.As I was thinking about writing this book, I thought about my own years growing up playing Little League and then American Legion Baseball. One of the most challenging things was learning how to hit a curve ball when I was just a young teenager.