138 is not normally the number that any golfer would want to see written next to his name on the final scoreboard. Actually, most golfers would be pretty embarrassed by a score like that. I, on the other hand, was not embarrassed at all, I wasn't even disappointed. As a matter of fact I was extremely proud. As I stood at the clubhouse, looking at my posted final score I took a moment to thank God for everything that He had pulled me through to bring me to the point that I was at.
Playing golf is a huge commitment of time and energy, but it is a commitment that I love. It is a de-stressor and a relaxer after a super long day. Sure, the tournaments can have their stressful moments, but most importantly they are fun and stretching experiences. Two years ago if someone told me that I would be playing golf on the collegiate level, I probably would have just laughed at them and told them that it just was not possible.
138...it's just a number when it comes down to it, but it's a number with meaning to me. A number of accomplishment. A number that God placed in my life as a milestone. Sometimes the numbers that God places in our lives make sense and other times they don't. For the engaged couple anticipating their wedding day the number 3 signifies the months until they will be joined as husband and wife. The college senior looks at the number 50 and instantly thinks of their long awaited graduation day when they will be released into the world for the first time. For a couple the number 3 could represent the weeks since they experienced the loss of their first child through a miscarriage or the number 6 could represent the number of months since a navy wife last saw her beloved sailor.
Numbers represent milestones in our lives. Whether they are good or bad God gives them to us. They are ours, but we have to chose to claim them and let them represent the things that God has done to make us into who we are, and into who He wants us to be.
138...for me it represents accomplishment, a milestone that I have a reached that I was never sure I could. 138...the number of golf swings that I took last Saturday. 138...the number that gave me the opportunity to share with another golfer about my school and my God. 138...a number that represents the small impact I was able to have on the hearts of two other girls who needed to hear that God is good. 138...Maybe not impressive to some, but special to me.
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