My golf ball looks exactly like the one the pros use. It\u2019s round and white and has dimples. It is even a Titleist ProV1. However, while the ball is similar, the similarities between my golf game and that of the professional ends there. There is a major difference. It is called \u201clie\u201d but does not relate to untruth (at least it is not supposed to relate). A \u201clie\u201d in golf is where the ball stops rolling. A common golf term is \u201cplay it where it lies\u201d meaning you can\u2019t improve the location of the ball (unless of course it is in a hazard). Most of the time, the pros hit the ball in the fairway and on the green. Much of the time, my ball \u201clies\u201d in the trees or sand or water. From that unfavorable location, I must play my next shot. The origin of the game of golf is uncertain. A few golf historians actually trace the game back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball. So perhaps the Apostle Paul played golf. Whether he did on not, he did understand a principle of golf and life. Paul wrote, I have learned in whatever state (\u201clie\u201d) I am, to be content.\u201d (Phil. 4:11). The truth is I can\u2019t always control my circumstances (\u201clie\u201d) but I can control how I respond to them. How will you respond to your \u201clie\u201d this week?<\/p>\n
Join me in remembering the following global prayer concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for the International World Changers this week as they go to Chernobyl to give out humanitarian aid, fix some fences and minister to kids.
\n\u2022 Pray for Henry and Judie as they prepare to leave for East Asia and language school later this month.
\n\u2022 Continue to pray for collegiate summer missionaries and church mission teams as they serve around the world.
\n\u2022 Pray for those who serve in famine-wracked West Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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