If you knew when your last practice, last game, last hoorah would be, how would it affect your situation? Many athletes have had to face this early in their blossoming careers. Men such as Bo Jackson, Darryl Stingley and many others. Would you do things differently as an athlete or coach? Brian is one such athlete who may have seen his last play. A standout safety, who walked on, earned a scholarship and now is a fifth-year senior. Last year he missed the entire season (except for the bowl game) because of ACL surgery, and he was counting on this year to be his best. On the Monday before they opened their season, Brian hurt his ankle. At first it looked like a sprain, but over time it has become much worse. Brian's football career may be over.

 

In God's Word, He teaches us to number our days so that we may be wise in all that we do and say. He constantly reveals to us that we are not promised tomorrow. I rarely read in God's Word accounts of people making five or 10-year plans, and I can't find any places in which a disciple asks someone, "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" No, people back then were taught to live for Christ today because they knew it could be their last.