Have you ever received a compliment you loved, but knew it was not only untrue, but was a huge exaggeration? As I concluded a recent Interim Pastorate, the person in charge of the reception referred to me as \u201cthe Babe Ruth of Interim Pastors.\u201d Before I could glow in that characterization, I remembered that while the Babe was a Home Run king, he also led the league in strikeouts. I love compliments like that, but always try to keep things in perspective. Paul reminded us that one should not, \u201cthink . . . more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly\u201d (Romans 12:3). The word \u201csoberly\u201d in other translations, is rendered \u201cbalanced.\u201d For me to think \u201cbalanced\u201d thoughts about the Babe Ruth compliment, meant I needed to balance home runs with strikeouts. Paul also wrote, \u201cIf anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself\u201d (Galatians 6:3). \u201cBalanced\u201d thoughts keep one from deceiving themselves. However, balanced thinking, should not hinder one from striving to be the best, even to live up to the over-rated compliments of others. After all, it was the Babe who said, \u201cEvery strike brings me closer to the next home run.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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