Trust and fads and golf and such…<3

Last night I was knitting and Russ had set aside his book to see what basketball games were available for viewing. He must not have been interested in the offerings so he landed on the Golf channel. Being ever out of the loop of what is going on in the world, I would glance up every now and again to see Tiger Woods competing with some guy named Rocco. 

Thinking it was current, God help me, I was mostly interested in their attire. I couldn’t help but notice that their golf pants were super big and baggy and then I realized this was actually a rather old replay of a tournament.

And by old, I gulp because it was 2008. 

That doesn’t seem so long ago and yet as I looked at the fans along the course and the other golfers and such, I realized how much things have changed. I also realized that 2008 was actually almost twenty years ago and that caused a whole new set of emotions. 

But back to the baggy pants. At that time in history, all the cool guys were wearing similar golf wear. Today if someone showed up on the links or at a restaurant in a pair of those flowing trousers, the new cool people would chuckle under their breath. 

Fashion changes and what was in style even ten years ago is now a “don’t”. Whoever this mandate on how to dress is driven by is beyond me. Someone, somewhere dictates it and while some people could care less, there are a multitude that care much. I know I like to keep current while still appreciating some classics that are now outdated.

And of course, this has nothing to do with golf pants, fashion or Tiger Woods. 

This morning my devotion spoke to this whole musing from last night’s visit to Torrey Pines, circa 2008. 

Rick Warren, who ironically has fallen in and out of favor over the years, was discussing who we can trust in the reading for today. His words hit home with me and so I will share my summary for you.

I want to trust someone who:

<3 always has my best interest in mind

<3 will help me make important decisions

<3 wants to see me succeed

Thus the following are not where I should place my trust:

—> Popular opinion: good ideas change constantly and become outdated quickly

—> Celebrity trendsetters – trends change/fads fade

—> Social media – unreliable and has its own interests in mind

—> Myself – I tell me what I want to hear at the time. Jeremiah 17:9 tells me that my heart is deceitful and selfish. * Daily Hope Devotional by Rick Warren, Tyndale Momentum Press. 2024

So of course, who can I trust? 

God

He has my best interest in mind. Not my self-centered, flawed interest, but what Is truly best for me and for all lives around me. 

He does help me make decisions when I pray and then listen. He guides me through hard things and shows me the best way forward.

He wants me to succeed, not in an earthly way but for eternal works that were purposed and planned for me before I even was here. Success in Kingdom work is the plan. 

And I can trust Him. 

That being said, I have to acknowledge that it isn’t easy. 

I want to trust what I can see with my eyes, hear with my ears and makes sense to my small mind. 

Faith is a daily choice. 

Choosing His ways when all the noise of the crowd is clamoring for my attention is where I place my trust. 

Not in governments, trends, influencers, campaigns, or any other earthly voice that wants to be louder than His. 

Be encouraged today. He will be found when we seek Him with our whole hearts.