The Missed Putt and the Heart Check

Three feet. Straight in. Dead center.
And you still missed it.

You stand there, putter in hand, staring at the ball like it betrayed you.
“Lord, why hast Thou forsaken my short game?”

We’ve all been there. One moment you're walking tall, feeling like a scratch golfer. The next, you're humbled by a putt your grandma could’ve made.
That’s the thing about golf—it has a way of revealing what’s going on inside.

Frustration. Pride. Pressure. Ego.
But also—resilience, grace, and perspective.

Jesus was a master at using simple, everyday moments to reveal deeper truths. He told parables—stories rooted in common experience, with messages that cut straight to the heart.

One of my favorites comes from Luke 18:10–14:

“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people...’
But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven, but beat his chest and said,
‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
Jesus said it was the humble man—not the prideful one—who went home justified.”

Sometimes, the missed putt is the parable.
It reminds you to stay grounded. To let go of ego. To receive grace, not just rely on skill.

Golf humbles us fast—but that’s not a bad thing.
Because humility is the soil where growth happens—on the course, and in our walk with God.

So next time you lip out a short putt and feel the frustration rising, remember this:
God’s not checking your scorecard. He’s checking your heart.

And that’s what Fairway Fellowship is all about—letting the game of golf reflect the greater game of life, all under God’s grace.

See you next week. Hopefully not in the hazard.