The Trade of a Lifetime

In 1920, the Boston Red Sox made one of the most infamous trades in baseball history. They sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. (Big oopsie!) For the next 12 seasons, Ruth hit more home runs than the entire Red Sox team… 10 times. That decision went down as one of the most regrettable moves in sports history.

Now, most of us aren’t swinging bats or signing major league contracts, but we’ve all had moments where we felt traded away or passed over, let go or left out. Maybe it was a job loss. Maybe someone walked out on us. Maybe we were the one who gave up too soon.

It hit me — some of life’s biggest disappointments become the very things God uses to launch us into our best seasons. I remember times I felt dismissed or misunderstood. Times I cried, questioned, and couldn’t see the bigger picture. But now? I look back and realize those “losses” were actually divine redirects.

And oh, how many of us can say “thank God for unanswered prayers”, as Garth Brooks sang so beautifully. That “dream job” that didn’t call you back? Turns out they went bankrupt. That relationship you were heartbroken over? You dodged a lifetime subscription to drama. That argument that ended a friendship? It made space for people who truly get you.

Sometimes it takes losing what we thought we wanted to receive what God really had in mind.

Dear friends, life isn’t random. It’s redemptive. Romans 8:28 says, “All things work together for good to those who love God…” And I believe that includes bad trades, broken dreams, and even botched plans.

So, if today finds you staring at a closed door, rejected offer, or a rerouted life plan — don’t despair. Hold on. God might just be writing your Yankees chapter — where you hit it out of the park in ways you never imagined.

He’s not punishing you. He’s positioning you.
And that, my friends, is the trade of a lifetime.