At 12:38pm, this past Thursday afternoon, Joohyung (Tom) Kim teed off in the first round of the Wyndham Championship. The 20-year-old began his tournament with a QUADRUPLE bogey! Four strokes over par. If you had told me his score after one hole, I would have said his tournament was over. Apparently, no one told him, because Tom Kim won the golf tournament. 
 
A meaningful reflection of Jesus happens when we let go of the bad and stay in the moment. 
 
When asked about his start, Kim Said “Instead of getting angry and depressed, I stayed in the moment and can’t believe I won with a quadruple bogey on the first hole.” Kim’s ability to stay in the moment allowed him to become the youngest winner on the PGA tour since 1932.

Much like golf, following Jesus requires we stay in the moment. 
 
Staying in the Moment is Possible When We Remember: 

1. Who we are in Christ
You can almost imagine the conversation between Tom and his caddie on the second tee box. The caddie say’s “take a deep breath, remember you have the whole tournament left to get those shots back.” Remembering who we are in Christ helps us keep proper perspective when we have a terrible hole. Because of Christ, we are not what we have done, but a child of the King, able to live in righteousness moving forward. 
 
2. The moment is always in front of you
Staying in the moment means we stay forward-focused. Dwelling on a past failure doesn’t help us live in future victory. God makes patience available to us so we can keep moving in the midst of missed opportunities.
 
3. Staying in the moment keeps God’s possibilities on the table
Not only did Tom Kim play the last 71 holes -24 under par, but maybe even more remarkable, he had erased the quadruple bogey within 12 holes. By the 13th hole, he was back to even-par on his round. He played tremendous golf immediately after a terrible hole. God desires to do tremendous things in you and through you despite terrible moments and decisions. 
 
Life is hard. We can practice, game-plan, and prepare all we want, and sometimes we still make a quadruple bogey. What we do next is just as meaningful as the quad. The terrible hole can sidetrack us or set our focus on Jesus and what he wants to do through us next. 
 
No matter what your scorecard says about the previous holes you have played, God desires to do better things in the holes to come. 
 
Keep Reflecting Jesus!