Grace Golf

I love to golf. I don't ususally take it very seriously. Last week I played at Salt fork and scored 104 and 2 weeks before that I golfed a 98. This is my second and third time out this year so I think it is okay.

I tell people a bad day at golf is better than a good day at work. I believe this is true. I love being out especially at Salt Fork which is kinda a tough course but you get to see deer walking around on the fariways.

I was thinking today about this thing I like to call "Grace Golf" About 5 or 6 years ago I was golfing with another pastor who takes the game quite a bit more serioulsy than I do. We were playing golf at Crystal Springs over by Hopewell.

(For those that don't know golf. Par is the amount of shots they think you should be able to get the ball from where you tee off to when it goes in the hole.)

We came to this par 4 hole and on the second shot you had to hit the ball over a pond. Well this pastor hit his second shot into the water and asked if I had another ball. of course I said yes and tossed him another ball, which he proceeded to hit in the pond. He asked me again if I had another golf ball, To which I said yes and got another ball out of my bag and threw it to him. and you know what happened, splash it was dancing with the fish. This pastor was getting mad and continued to hit a few more of MY golf balls into the pond.

Finally this pastor hit one on the green. (the area around the hole you need to putt into) He was celebrating and then after 2 putts finally got the ball in the hole. When he finally got it in the hole he yelled, yes I got a par. It only took me four to get it in he said.

I am not going to tell you how many he should have had but I guess since it was MY GOLF BALLS that went into the pond those shots didn't count. I thought now that is grace because I didn't say a word and wrote down a 4 for him. lol

So I have decided as long as I have more golf balls in my bag you get another free shot. So as long as I have more golf balls you get another grace shot. Or a free do over.

Grace is something we can't do anything to gain it is a free gift. It doesn't count against you. The Great thing about God's grace is that it is never ending. You have a free redo as many times as you need. God is the God of do overs and he doesn't count them against you.

If you ever get to play golf with me you will be able to have the best game of your life because I have hundreds of golf balls I carry in case someone needs a grace or free shot.

Come play some grace golf and get the best game of you life.

It is All Good.