No Rainouts in Life

It was pretty fascinating this morning to watch the best golfers in the world struggle against the elements at the British Open. It was windy and raining and basically pretty miserable. But that's what officials at the Royal & Ancient Golf Club expect at the Open Championship -- and they love it that way. They don't really have rainouts at the British Open. They expect that it's going to rain every year during the championship, and they expect play will go on. In America, we'd call it a rainout. We'd postpone play till another day. But not at The Open.

Life is more like The Open. You don't get to postpone play in life when storms come. Don't you wish you could? Instead, we have to play through the elements. We have to battle the wind, rain and cold. We have to fight. You don't get to delay life if the situation is rough. You don't get to postpone decisions just because it's uncomfortable. There are no rainouts in life.

The best thing to do is expect the storms and prepare for them. The players at the British Open pulled out umbrellas, rain gear, hats and gloves. They were ready. What are you doing now to prepare for the storms of life? Is your relationship with God getting stronger and preparing you for rough waters? God will be with you, no matter what, in the storms. But the thing we can do today is prepare for storms now. They will come. May our faith be steady when the rain comes.