Disappointments
Funny how things don't always work out as you expect. I got a new set of golf clubs this weekend. We actually bought them while we were out of state visiting our kids and I was so excited that I hinted long and loud on the way home for my husband to find a driving range for me to try them out. I was really pumped! I have been golfing for a couple of years and my old clubs were actually just fine, but my daughter has shown a recent interest in golfing and we wanted to help get her started, so I gave her my old set and got new ones (Call me generous - just not that generous that I'd buy her the new set and not me!)
Anyway, I was so excited to pick out my own clubs (pink) and matching golf bag (pink & gray) and I kept thinking about how much better I was going to be with these new clubs! The ball would definitely go farther and I could impress my husband and sons on how well I could hit my fancy new driver. So, being the sweet, wonderful man that he is (did I mention he bought me new golf clubs?!) my husband found a driving range on the way home and let me try them out.
Only - it didn't go exactly as I'd planned. Oh, they're still great clubs - I love the color, the fancy head designs and club faces...but so far, I haven't improved my golf game at all. In fact, I couldn't hit these as well as my old ones!
There were so many things I didn't take into account. The weight and balance of the club, the different visual cues to line my ball up right, the difference in the feel of the grips. I also didn't bother to warm up - I just teed up a ball and started swinging because I was so excited that all this fancy new equipment was going to up my game by lots and lots of yardage - ha! I duffed the ball over and over. The few I did hit solid and got up in the air hooked or sliced instead of my usual fairly straight shots. I couldn't believe it! I wanted to go right back to the sporting goods store and demand my money back - these clubs must be duds - they sure weren't working right for me!
Of course the clubs are fine - it was me that wasn't measuring up. I jumped in too quickly and forgot all the basic things I had learned about golf. How to grip the club, how to address the ball, how to relax and swing and let the club do the work...I ended up disappointed because I didn't take enough time to remember the foundational truths I had learned about the game of golf.
Life is like that sometimes, isn't it? We know what God tells us in His word, but we don't always remember to act upon it. It's the fundamental basics that we can get tripped up on - being thankful in all things. trusting in the Lord, not in circumstances, that it's faith that pleases God, and anything done in our own strength is vain and empty, that God is Sovereign and in control of everything, that nothing surprises Him, and that He can work all things together for good.
When I rush out and try to do things on my own - forgetting the basic fundamentals of what the Bible teaches me about God - I run into disappointment. I have to stop and get refocused on His Word and His Truth, and then step out again in faith, because our faith ...has brought us into that blessing of God's grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God's glory. We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. Romans 5:2-5
Tomorrow - I'm going back out there and hitting those fancy new clubs. And this time - I won't be disappointed, because I'll remember the basics of what I've been taught and do my best to follow them.
And I'll keep at it until I get it right!
All for Him,
Missy
Anyway, I was so excited to pick out my own clubs (pink) and matching golf bag (pink & gray) and I kept thinking about how much better I was going to be with these new clubs! The ball would definitely go farther and I could impress my husband and sons on how well I could hit my fancy new driver. So, being the sweet, wonderful man that he is (did I mention he bought me new golf clubs?!) my husband found a driving range on the way home and let me try them out.
Only - it didn't go exactly as I'd planned. Oh, they're still great clubs - I love the color, the fancy head designs and club faces...but so far, I haven't improved my golf game at all. In fact, I couldn't hit these as well as my old ones!
There were so many things I didn't take into account. The weight and balance of the club, the different visual cues to line my ball up right, the difference in the feel of the grips. I also didn't bother to warm up - I just teed up a ball and started swinging because I was so excited that all this fancy new equipment was going to up my game by lots and lots of yardage - ha! I duffed the ball over and over. The few I did hit solid and got up in the air hooked or sliced instead of my usual fairly straight shots. I couldn't believe it! I wanted to go right back to the sporting goods store and demand my money back - these clubs must be duds - they sure weren't working right for me!
Of course the clubs are fine - it was me that wasn't measuring up. I jumped in too quickly and forgot all the basic things I had learned about golf. How to grip the club, how to address the ball, how to relax and swing and let the club do the work...I ended up disappointed because I didn't take enough time to remember the foundational truths I had learned about the game of golf.
Life is like that sometimes, isn't it? We know what God tells us in His word, but we don't always remember to act upon it. It's the fundamental basics that we can get tripped up on - being thankful in all things. trusting in the Lord, not in circumstances, that it's faith that pleases God, and anything done in our own strength is vain and empty, that God is Sovereign and in control of everything, that nothing surprises Him, and that He can work all things together for good.
When I rush out and try to do things on my own - forgetting the basic fundamentals of what the Bible teaches me about God - I run into disappointment. I have to stop and get refocused on His Word and His Truth, and then step out again in faith, because our faith ...has brought us into that blessing of God's grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God's glory. We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. Romans 5:2-5
Tomorrow - I'm going back out there and hitting those fancy new clubs. And this time - I won't be disappointed, because I'll remember the basics of what I've been taught and do my best to follow them.
And I'll keep at it until I get it right!
All for Him,
Missy
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