A Sense of Urgency

There comes a time in sports and in life when we must have a sense of urgency. Hopefully this comes sooner than later. In baseball, you can't wait till the last inning or two to realize that you have to start scoring runs. You have to score early and often. You must have that sense of urgency all game long. You have to play the game as if the other team is coming after you every inning (because most of the time they are). It is the same in life. You can't wait till your final years to realize that you need to start doing things right. Some people say for example, "I'll just live out my exciting college years then get on the right track after that." Many people don't realize that after you have enjoyed the pleasures of sin 'getting back on the right track' is not as easy as it sounds. It is possible if we learn to trust and lean on His word (Phil. 4:13), but it is not at all easy. Also keep in mind we never really know when our short lives could end. We read in 1 Thessalonians 5:2, "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night." We don't know when Christ will return to this earth and we often don't realize that our lives could end in the blink of an eye. Therefore, we must constantly be living a life dedicated to our Lord. We must play the game of life as if death is coming after us everyday (because believe it or not it is). If we can learn to have that sense of urgency I think their is no doubt that we will be more successful and prepared for what our opponent will throw at us on and off the field.

-Ben Stevenson