Kenny Perry was sitting on top of the world on Sunday at the Masters in Augusta. Two holes to go and up by two. He would be the oldest man to ever win the Masters at the age of 48. Well life happens and he boogied the next two holes to go into a three way play off only to lose in the second payoff hole. Wait, he was not crushed. What is up with this guy. Does not his identity and confidence come from being a pro golfer who has won other Majors and played in the Ryder cup and now blew a two stroke lead in the final round of the Masters. He will become the next Greg Norman.
Nope, Kenny's confidence comes from his identity in Jesus. Kenny is a great Christian who loves and wins at golf and in life. Kenny regularly gives 5% of all of his winnings to Lipscomb University a Christian University. Thats over $1,000,000 in a trust fund for kids from Franklin County, Kentucky who are allowed a scholarship to Lipscomb.http://www.lipscomb.edu/
Kenny has a great story to tell about how God has used him week in and week out playing golf to touch others and to give to kids.
Kenny says to people " you can do anything you want to do in life. if you put God first and continue to strive for what you want to do, those doors are going to be open for you. You'll make it."
This reminds me of a verse my friend Tom Young from the Navigators shared with me,
Matthew 6:33 "seek frost the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you"
http://www.navpress.com/ Check out the TMS memorization system. Worked form me eventually
I bet Kenny's witness today is even more powerful knowing he may be a little shaken but not stirred and his confidence is still the same as it has been since he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. What at light to the world.
I want to be more like Kenny Perry who is trying to be more like Jesus Christ.
Dave Williams
http://www.lighthousefinancialcounseling.com/
See the 2006 atrticle on Kenny Perry a
http://www.linksplayers.com/
http://www.linksplayers.com/Player_Profiles/Kenny_Perry/kenny_perry.html
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