Think About It

After many years of inactivity, I am picking up my golf clubs again.  Well, let me rephrase that – I am pulling out the new clubs Jeane and our children gave me.  I am excited about my renewed interest in the game.  I have played off and on during various seasons of my life and I (and they) think it’s time to give it another try.  Now, the reason I share this with you is to relate a couple of lessons I have learned in the process.  First of all, I can’t expect to pick up my clubs after years (decades) of inactivity and expect to be proficient.  Yet maybe the biggest lesson is that I will have to learn to play “old man’s golf”.  I was never a long hitter, but now that I have gotten more gray hair, I can’t expect to hit the ball as far as a used to.  The great thing about golf is that you can be successful even if you aren’t a monster driver.  The important thing is to play within your strengths and keep the ball in the fairway.  I am actu...

I like proverbs – not just the literature, but the book as well.  As I was reading from the Old Testament book the other day, I noticed this gem, “The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5).  When I first read this bit of wisdom, I was inclined to think about someone who doesn’t think things thought.  They make a quick decision and stick with it; yet, as I pondered this a bit further, I wondered if there wasn’t another application to it.  Rather than merely condemning thoughtless rationale, could we learn something about stick-with-itness?  (Yes, I know that isn’t a word but hang with me for a bit.)  Most of us know the dangers of not giving something the appropriate calculation, but could the same be said about conviction?  It is easy to try something and if that doesn’t work, we just give up and walk away.  How much more could we accomplish if w...