Spike!

Everyone always wants to elevate 32 inches, hit the perfect angle, and slam that ball home at 120 mph. And that is what is celebrated. But the truth is: a kill is a kill. Regardless of the speed, angle, or placement -- if the ball hits the ground, it's a point. 
In life it is similar, sometimes we are looking for that stunning victory -- the one that puts on national, or state, or at least local radar. The book deal. The TV appearance. Our big break. But the truth is as long as we are following Christ -- a victory is a victory. A Sunday School class that is eager to know Jesus -- that's a win. A child asking you to explain the gospel...again -- that's a win. Memorizing a Bible passage won't get you on TV -- but that's a win.
Today, I hope you see and count your spiritual victories for what they are: Wins from God.
"Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." -- Hebrews 12:1