Scoring Touchdowns in Baseball Games: Your scoreboard reveals your values
Apr 02, 2025
For years, I thought I was free from measuring my worth by money.
I had learned to separate my identity from the ups and downs of income.
Money, I told myself, is just a scoreboard—it doesn’t define me, it just reflects how I’m playing the game.
Good mindset right? It releases all the performance pressure from business, I’m like an athlete who can show up valuing the process instead of the result. My interactions with people are free to be relational instead of transactional - it’s a great framework
But this morning, I realized that it only works if I’m willing to take on the belief that money is the measure (scoreboard) of my progress …my excellence …my WISDOM.
Mary, Judas, and Me
A scene from The Chosen has been haunting me lately. Mary of Bethany pours a full jar of expensive perfume over Jesus’ feet in a beautiful, intimate act of surrender.
Two people are offended.
A Pharisee is upset because, to him, her actions break religious law.
Judas is upset because, to him, it’s financially irresponsible.
Both of them think they’re wise.
The Pharisee believes wisdom is knowing and enforcing the rules.
Judas believes wisdom is smart financial stewardship.
But Jesus sees something different.
To Him, wisdom is stewarding His presence.
And suddenly, I realized—I’ve struggled with both of those views.
But the one that still quietly makes the most sense to me… is Judas.
A Subtle Kind of Double-Mindedness
I’ve been walking this tension for a long time—living with one foot in two worlds.
On one hand, I’m all-in on the pursuit of Jesus. I want to lead from a place of surrender. I want my confidence to be unshakable—not because I’m performing well, but because it’s anchored in Him.
On the other hand… I keep glancing at the scoreboard.
Even in ministry, I find myself partnering with someone like Chad Dedmon—who is courageously following a wild, Spirit-led assignment—and I start trying to figure out how to make it financially sustainable. It feels like I’m being helpful. Wise, even. But underneath that, there’s a hidden belief: that sustainability comes from money, not from Jesus.
Even writing this, that mindset still sounds wise.
But it’s not.
That kind of wisdom is rooted in fear, not faith.
It’s a “Plan B” safety net that keeps my full weight from resting on Jesus.
And it’s preventing me from the deeper encounters I long for.
The Wrong Game, the Wrong Scoreboard
Here’s what really changed today:
I realized I had quietly equated money with wisdom.
Not consciously. Not in my theology.
But in my gut.
If I pour everything out for Jesus and don’t get the financial results I hoped for…
Will people think I was foolish?
Will I think I was foolish?
I noticed I still envy the people at the dinner table who made smart investments, who saw the opportunity before everyone else, who can control the narrative of how wise they were.
But what if the greatest act of wisdom…
Is to sit at Jesus’ feet and pour it all out?
What if that’s the scoreboard I want to be paying attention to?
Because the truth is, you can’t track your progress in surrender by using the world’s measuring stick. You’ll always feel behind.
And playing both games at once? That’s a guaranteed way to lose.
The New Game I'm Choosing
The game I want to play is the one Jesus modeled:
“I only do what I see the Father doing.”
“I only say what I hear the Father saying.”
That’s the scoreboard I want to look at.
Not money. Not reach. Not approval.
Just obedience. Just presence.
Not because I don’t care about finances—but because I want the main thing to stay the main thing.
And today, I got free in a new way.
If I’m sitting at His feet and pouring out the oil… I’m not a fool.
I’m a genius.
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