Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Louis and
Mike Tyson are some of the most recognized boxers in the history of the sport.
But you’ve probably never heard of C.D. Blalock, who also made boxing history.
In the 1930’s, Blalock stepped into the boxing
ring to fight his opponent. In one of the oddest moments in boxing, Blalock
took a swing at his opponent, missed, and ended up hitting himself in his own
face. He staggered around the ring and fell unconscious on the canvas. C.D.
Blalock was the only prizefighter to ever score a knockout against himself!
Many
people today keep beating themselves up over things they’ve done. They throw an uppercut to the jaw over mistakes and wrong decisions
they’ve made, instead of learning from it and moving on. They punch themselves in the face by
hating themselves, instead of accepting themselves as God’s creation. Then
they deliver the knock-out blow with
the punch of guilt, instead of receiving God’s forgiveness and
cleansing.
First Timothy
6:12 says, “Fight the good fight of faith;
take hold of the eternal life to
which you were called.” When
we beat ourselves up, we’re not fighting the good fight, but the bad fight. The
good fight knocks out the lies of Satan and embraces God’s truth.
Stop beating yourself up. Get up off the
canvas and finish the fight of faith. When you win the good fight, you will raise
your hands in victory. “But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37).
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