PGA Works; The Epitome of Minority College Golf, Overcoming Adversity, and Spiritual Warfare

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I want to be transparent and start this article off with emphasizing that everything happens for a reason. My website is all about transparency and currently, my life has made a turn that I could not have predicted.

It seems like everytime I get closer to God, the warfare in my life increases tenfold. I do not regret it one bit, but I do believe that by putting God first, it shows you the realness of what it takes to be a believer in a sinful world. I believe it shows the hatred the devil has for believers who seek God. I believe that it is the epitome of spiritual warfare.

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As a senior in college, there is one tournament that teams look forward to playing in every year, PGA Works. This amazing tournament highlights minority college golf on national television and extends an opportunity to network with the biggest names in the golf world. PGA Works is hosted at infamous golf courses around the country every year such as TPC Sawgrass, Union League Liberty Hill, and this year at Shoal Creek Golf Club.

My senior year has been a whirl with finals, graduation prep, and traveling for tournaments. Before leaving for the championship tournament, I had many business affairs I had to take care of. With my to do list being completely full, the stress in my life was already at an all time high, on top of having to pack up my four years of college into bins for my final trip home. On Thursday, the day before our flight to Birmingham, I had to drive into Houston to pick up my stole for graduation. Little did I know that drive would change the trajectory of my life and leave me broken in more ways than one.

The day before the best tournament of the season, I got into a hit and run car accident.

The perpetrator at hand rear ended me and pushed me into a truck driving in front of me. Unfortunately, I am no stranger to car accidents and have had this same experience before, strangely enough right before my senior year of highschool. Immediately in shock and in pain, the lady who hit me nearly sideswiped me to get in front of my car, and continued driving down the road.

This incident showed me two things, there are good people in this world, and selfish people in this world. If it were not for the caring store owners who made my graduation stole, I would have been left alone and scared in the dark waiting for the police to arrive. If it were not for my family, I would be dealing with the trauma and anxiety of going through another car accident with no support. If it were not for God alone, I would not be alive on this planet right now.

As I am here at PGA Works I can not help but fight off my emotions, and the aches and the pain that I feel that are more than just physical. The hurt I feel when people ask me if I am okay, accompanied with the same conversations over and over kept me in the trauma mind frame I had to fight through. It is a terrible feeling I would not want anyone to experience, and in a way I am happy that I am the one that has to persevere through it. I am going through this season because God knows I am strong enough to handle it, and the only reason I am okay and able to endure this season is because of God. Remember that God will never give you more than you can bear.

My time as a student athlete at Prairie View A&M University is over, and I am not able to close that out on the golf course. That opportunity was taken from me, however on my walk with God, I know there is purpose and reason for this circumstance to occur.

Although I am not able to play, I am grateful for the many amazing people I have been able to meet and work with. Although I am not able to play, I get to support my amazing team and watch them shine from the sidelines. Although I am hurt, sad, and longing to be on the field, I am grateful to be alive.

This walk with Christ is a fight, every single day. It’s a conscious decision to actively seek out what is right and true, instead of what may feel right and true. It is about seeing another perspective that you can’t see with your physical eyes. It is about knowing despite the circumstances, despite the adversity, that God is good and with you through it all.

Looking back, there is a reason God had me spend time in the book of Job. It is important to recognize the seasons in your life, and the shifts that can happen in a blink of an eye. Through it all, I know that this is not the end, it is a season.

Whenever you’re in a storm, remember that storms don’t last forever. Most importantly, remember that a storm brings forth a beautiful rainbow in its place.

The day of my accident, my dad and I read this verse together and I think that everyone should keep this close to their hearts.

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Phillipians 4:4-7

As always I love you but Jesus loves you more!!!

Have a great week (: