How to Have a Good Day
If you are a golf fan, you know that PGA tour player Scottie Scheffler is one of the top players in the world. He was ranked #1 in the world most of 2022, and has won six tournaments over the last 14 months, including the 2022 Master's. He is also a committed Christian who is genuinely humble, despite the accolades and millions of dollars he has won the last two years. He is also quick to give the glory to the Lord for his achievements.
Scheffler's caddie is a guy named Ted Scott, who is also a devoted Christ-follower. He has caddied in the past for PGA stars Bubba Watson and Paul Azinger, both of whom were also committed Christians. And he has had quite an influence on each of them, both in their walks with Christ and how they handled themselves on the golf course.
I don't follow many people on Instagram but I do follow Ted Scott (@jtedscott). He shares regular videos, some which are golf related, but also an occasional prank or corny joke, and he's just a very likeable, down-to-earth guy. He also does a weekly "Sunday sermon" video, in which he shares a brief testimony, a verse of Scripture, a word of encouragement or a challenge to his growing audience of followers. A month or so back he shared a few words on "how to have a good day," from something a friend had shared with him. I haven't forgotten it, and I wanted to share what I remembered with you.
He said if you want to have a good day, you need to be reminded of these two things. First. do not be offendable. Make the choice, of your will, that you will not allow others to offend you, either accidentally or purposely. You will be patient, grace-based, forbearing, longsuffering, and let their words be like water off the proverbial duck's back. If no one can offend you, he said, it's pretty hard not to have a good day.
Secondly, be unembarrassable. If you can't be embarrassed, you probably are on your way to having a good day. This, of course, addresses the issue of pride, which most of us struggle with in one form or another. But if we are genuinely humble, we aren't worried about being embarrassed, which frees us up immensely. Scott added one of his favorite sayings: "What other people think of me is none of my business." That'll preach!
In the end, his "sermon" advised us to not give others control of our emotional and mental health. To know who you are--and WHOSE you are--is the secret to being free to be you, warts and all. That's what God's grace allows you to do, and be. And I would add, the secret to having a good day is being secure in who Christ has made you to be. When your identity is truly in Him, it makes it much harder to be offended or embarrassed by anything this world throws at you.
That's some pretty good truth from a sermon from a professional golf caddie. I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but I am sure somebody does, and I hope you have a good day!
I am praying for you, as I hope you are for me, and pray that you have a blessed weekend.
--Pastor Ken
