Sometimes we seem to let things get too hectic and too complicated. It was about to happen again. I had taken on more than I can chew again. I had volunteered to help out another ministry and at the same time my personal life started getting way too busy again. So I did what all Christians should do in this situation and I prayed on it. I the mean time I lined up a babysitter and taken a day off from work. All I have to say is God is good. The ministry I had volunteered to help informed me they would not need me to drive for them. The leader seemed like he was concerned he would hurt my feelings but I assured him I needed this new found free time and it was not a problem. I told the wife about my change in plans. First she wanted me to work and then we realized we hadn’t had a date in six months. With everything lined up in advance with the jobs and babysitting all we had to do was decide what to do.
Want to go see a movie? No. Want to go out for dinner? No. We decide to go to a place called Top Golf. It is a golf driving range with a twist. The balls are micro chipped and register distance and accuracy to a specific target and give a numerical value based on that. It was a lot of fun and believe it or not it was my wife’s idea. We had a great time. We really enjoyed each other’s company. We played three rounds had some drinks and some snacks. It is hard to believe when you are caught up in the middle of raising a family and responsibility after responsibility how refreshing it is to just have a simple date with your best friend. We were able to get away from the complications and for a short well needed time go back to things being simple. Just the two of us laughing, talking and just being together. You know simplicity. Everything we do usually starts out simple and life and outside distractions makes things complicated. When we started hitting balls we were all over the place. Neither of us could not hit the ball straight. Before we got married I played a lot of golf but just hadn’t had the time to keep up with the game. Marissa asked me, “What is wrong with my swing?” I spotted it right away. But as I was showing her I was forced to correct my own swing and I drove the ball to the 250 yard marker straight as an arrow. Once I corrected my swing and then showed her how to correct hers she then started hitting the ball much better. All I had to do to fix my swing was to remember the basics. When things get complicated in my walk with Christ as well, once I go back to the basics, Jesus helps me correct my path. Jesus is our foundation. When we bring everything back to Jesus he can direct us back to his path and away from our path.
