Do you want me to teach you some golf etiquette? This was the question posed by my husband as we finished hole number 3 at The Champions Golf Course in Fort Worth Texas today. My immediate answer was "of course, you know I do"
So much of our story has happened on golf courses. We met on a golf course, we got engaged on a golf course, we honeymooned at a golf resort. Until I began writing this blog I had not realized the great impact "golf" has had on our story.
So the question I have for you is "As a wife, are you willing to learn from your husband?" and an even deeper question "Are you seeking to learn from him?"
Golf is a new sport for me so my desire to learn about it is something I receive eagerly, so I have to ask myself "Am I willing to learn from John in an area I feel more knowledgeable and competent?"
Ok so back to John's question after hole number 3 as we played on to hole number 4. His tone was kind and giving and that certainly makes my response favorable. He informed me that one should not walk in the line of another player's line to the cup on the golf green. I had been unaware of this "poor golf etiquette" and had inadvertently done this very thing on green number 3. After being educated I was happy to comply.
It is John's way of leading that allows me to "learn" from him. His tone and gentleness in his invitation. He is not demeaning or demanding. I so appreciate his leadership in my life, and the feeling that he is for me and looks for ways to guide me that enhance our lives, from the golf course to the life we live every day. Husbands, I encourage you to lead in a way that invites your wife to "learn" from you. It was the way we were created to live in marriage and it is in living in this unity that we are most alive.
Prayer: Lord, help me to be willing to learn from my husband and help me to trust you Lord to guide him as I put myself under his leadership, on and off the golf course. As we travel the course of life that you Lord have set out before us. Let us honor you Lord as we submit to each other and to your Word.