Back in the day, I played
competitive golf. And although we
competed as individuals, we also competed as a team.
We had five golfers on our team, but only 4
scores counted in tournament. In tournament play the
highest score was not counted and was officially listed as an X. During the course of tournaments or
matches we would communicate with another across the course with a series of
hand signals as it related to how we were doing. Remember this is BC (before cell phones). If you put 2 fingers up that would mean that I was either
winning by 2 strokes or that I was 2 over par. This allowed us to have some idea of how the contest was going.
The thing you did not ever want to see during a tournament was your
teammate giving you a signal of crossed arms – X.
This was a message that meant my score is not
to be counted. In other words, I am playing bad. This gesture was a means of claiming the 'X' for the match. You did not want to be an X.
By contrast the person with the lowest score in the match was named the medalist. It was always good to be the medalist!
Then Jesus said: What comes from your heart is what makes you unclean. Out of your heart come evil thoughts, vulgar deeds, stealing, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, greed, meanness, deceit, indecency, envy, insults, pride, and foolishness. All of these come from your heart, and they are what make you unfit to worship God. Mark 7:20-23 CEV
In life, we are measured by the heart. We can fake a lot of things on the outside, but God knows the score of your heart. Your heart will be revealed.
What's your score? What signals are you throwing out today?
Don't be the X !
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