Putting Practice
Over the years our family vacations have often included a round or two of miniature golf. It's something the whole family can play. It doesn't take a lot of skill and we can have conversations and good-natured fun while we play.
It's always been interesting to me to see the variety of challenges at each green. Obstacles. From where you putt - to the other end where the hole is, is often a straight shot. But the obstacles between the two can deceive you. Obstacles that make you second guess your direction or how much power you put behind your swing. Sometimes the obstacles really are in your way and you are better off going around them. But many times if you send that golf ball right through the center of the obstacle's opening you will come out the other side in a great position to achieve the goal. Getting the golf ball...in the hole...with as few putts as possible. That's the goal.
Sounds a lot like life to me. Obstacles in our path can deceive us, cause disruption, second-guessing. Some can even give us an excuse to quit. It's too hard. Too complicated. Imagine if we could play the golf course with the designer. The one who built the course. The one who knows every obstacle and angle and could coach us through the game. We might still have some over par games but that's because we have to swing a lot to build up our skill. We mature the more we play.
So it is with life. Who better to walk the course with us than the Master Designer? God knows every stretch of this journey, every obstacle and every handicap we have. Deuteronomy 5:32,33 (MSG) says, "So be very careful to act exactly as God commands you. Don’t veer off to the right or the left. Walk straight down the road God commands so that you’ll have a good life and live a long time in the land that you’re about to possess."
God knows that we can grow our life skills by practicing every day. And He would love for us to invite Him to walk today's course with us!
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