Lessons from Jose Altuve

 

“The best success is to

live your life the way

God wants you to.”

~ Jose Altuve

 

 

Make goals and do what it takes to achieve them.

Jose Altuve was born and raised in Maracay, Venezuela.  He began playing baseball when he was 8.  When he was 14, his dream was to play professional baseball.  

 

Loyalty and contentment matter

Altuve has made it clear that he wants the Astros to be the team where he invests his time, talents, and abilities for his baseball career.

 

Be a team player.

Together the 2023 Astros accomplished:

* AL West Championship

* AL Division Series Championship

* 7^th straight ALCS appearance

 

Make God 1st.

After hitting a home run, as Altuve crosses home plate, he stops, raises both hands and points up, and lifts his eyes upward to acknowledge God.  Only then does he accept the high fives, handshakes, back pats, and congratulations from his teammates.  Altuve’s family taught him that to be successful he needed to have God first in his life and to thank God for everything. That is what matters. 

 

Quick to give credit and compliment teammates

After returning to the dugout, Altuve was seen heading straight to Jon Singleton to express how big it was for him to draw the walk before he (Altuve) hit the3-run homer that won Game 5 for the Astros.

Jose Altuve: “I know everybody is talking about the homer, but if you go and see Diaz’s base hit and Singleton walk, especially when he hasn’t played in a lot of days, and coming from the bench facing probably 1 of the best closers in the playoffs, I think the key was these two guys.” 

 

Altuve on success

“I think God has blessed me only because I let him control everything that is around me.  Achieving success isn’t about getting into the major leagues or having the best season in the world.  The best success is to live your life the way God wants you to.”

 

May we, too, be quick to give God the glory, thank Him, live our lives the way He wants us to, and encourage others to do the same.

 

Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

Psalm 115:1

 

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

 

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Romans 12:10

 

Points to Ponder

 

Right is right, even if everyone is

against it, and wrong is wrong,

even if everyone is for it.

~ William Penn

 

 

The most important thing you will

ever wear is your attitude.

~ Jeff Moore

 

 

Your words start to lose value,

when your actions don’t match.

~ Unknown

 

 

Worship will

get you through

the roughest times in

your life because it

shifts your focus

from the problem to

The Problem Solver.

~ St. Ignatius

 

 

HUMILITY ISN’T

THINKING LESS OF

YOURSELF.

IT’S THINKING OF

YOURSELF LESS.

~Ken Blanchard

 

 

ONE CANNOT COMPLAIN THAT THE

“GATE IS NARROW” WHO STANDS

AMAZED THAT THE GATE IS OPEN.

~ James Dorman IV

 

 

It’s not the will to

win that matters –

everyone has that.

It’s the will to

prepare to win

that matters.

~ Paul “Bear” Bryant

 

 

WHEN JESUS SAID

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR,

HE KNEW YOUR NEIGHBOR WOULD

ACT, LOOK, BELIEVE AND LOVE

DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU.

IT’S KIND OF THE WHOLE POINT.

~ Toby Mac

 

 

Courage is simply the

willingness to be afraid

and act anyway.

~ Dr. Robert Anthony

 

 

To take on the burdens

of tomorrow is to sap

the strength needed to

carry out the work

assigned for today.

~ Elisabeth Elliot

 

 

Kindness

is like snow –

It beautifies

everything

it covers.

~ Kahil Gibran

 

 

Don’t be

afraid to give

up the good

for the great.

~ Steve Prefontaine

 

 

And may our lives reflect the wisdom of our choices.

 

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14