There are many elements of how exactly catching a Pokémon or releasing a Pokémon from their ball works that I won’t pretend to understand, but I know this for certain… when Ash chooses a Poké Ball for battle and calls a Pokémon out of the ball, the only thing that can come out is what has been previously placed inside. When he exclaims, “I choose you, Charizard!”, he can only call him out because he was already in the ball to begin with. If he grabbed a ball with a Caterpie inside and asked for Charizard to enter the fight, he’s going to be heading into battle with a tiny caterpillar instead of a fire-breathing dragon, and if he needs a ground-type Pokémon to counteract an electric-type but picks a water-type instead, it will result in a very different (and unwanted) outcome.
Choosing the wrong Pokémon for battle is rarely intentional… it’s a by-product of poor preparation. Just as Poké Balls only release what they already carry inside, when we are in the middle of a battle we expose what is contained in us. If we prepare ourselves for these challenges before they start by hiding God’s word in our heart, we will have the right words to say when the situation calls for it… and if we are disappointed by our response it is simply showing us what was already inside of us. Rather than blame our problems for our replies, let’s allow the Lord to reveal what’s hidden in our hearts so we can deal with it once and for all.
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? James 3:10-11
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. Matthew 15:18-19
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