In the winter I live next to a golf course. Although I am not an avid
golfer, I like the “green lawn” in my backyard as well as the evening
sunsets. I can see and even hear some golfers as they walk by and once
heard the joy of a “hole in one” achieved on the green near our house.
That’s a goal I have yet to attain.
In 1945, professional golfer Byron Nelson had an unforgettable
season. Of the 30 tournaments he entered, he won 18 times, including 11
in a row - incredible! If he had chosen to do so, he could have
continued his career and may have become the greatest of the game.
But that was not his goal. He wanted to earn enough money to spend
his life doing what he loved to do. At the age of only 34, Byron Nelson
retired from the PGA to become a rancher, his real goal in life.
Our world may find that kind of thinking to be foolish. We assume
if a person excels in a field, (s)he must remain in it as long as
possible. Yet there have been numerous great athletes who have walked
away, often at the top of their game, in order to achieve other, more
important goals.
Winning may be wonderful, but it can’t supply all our needs. The
world doesn’t always like that attitude. It believes wealth and fame
produce real satisfaction, but most people know that’s not true.
Contentment comes from a good relationship with those we love, our
family and especially with God.
The goals of a Christian man or woman may include some winning or
similar achievement, but they realize God’s eternal goals are more
important. Paul once wrote, “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” (1 Corinthians 1:27)
The Christian choice to live according to God’s Word may make us
look foolish to the world, but it is the wisest in the long run. When we
follow Christ and His Holy Word of life, we bring honor to God and His
kingdom, and we have the satisfaction only He can give.
What “foolish” thing can you do for God today?
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