KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

Professional golfer Tommy Bolt was playing in Los Angeles alongside a caddy who had a reputation of being a constant chatterbox.  Before they teed off, Bolt admonished him, “Don't say a word to me.  And if I ask you anything, just answer yes or no!”

During that round of golf, Bolt found the ball next to a tree.  He would have to hit under a branch, over a pond, and onto the green.  So he got down on his knees and looked through the trees to carefully size up the coming shot.

“What do you think?” he asked the caddy.  “Five-iron?”

“No, Mr. Bolt,” the caddy sheepishly replied.

“What do you mean, not a five-iron?” Bolt shrugged his shoulders and shouted, “Just watch this shot!”

The caddy was now rolling his eyes.  “No-o-o, Mr. Bolt.”

But Bolt hit the ball anyway, and it stopped about two feet from the hole.  He turned to his caddy, handed him the five-iron and said, “Now what do you think about that?  You can talk now.”

“Mr. Bolt,” the caddy said, “that wasn't your ball!”

God gave us two ears, and one mouth, which likely means we should listen twice as much as we speak.  But the corollary to this is also true: We must never muzzle the mouths of others, or we just might miss out on some sound and indispensable wisdom.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!