Make it Count, Kid!
During the 2024-25 school year, my son made a move to a new school. He had attended Warren ISD since he was in 5th
Grade.
He joined a new basketball program. This program renewed his spirit. He loved basketball from the time he was doing jump kicks on the court in kindergarten, but his discouragement through the years because of his height and size had really worn on him.
But Legacy was different…his coaching staff (a large group of men) encouraged, prayed for, and coached him up. His new teammates became like brothers. He was hungry for the game again.
I couldn’t attend all of his games because I was still working in Warren, but I made most of them.
I’m a loud mouth in the stands. I don’t just cheer for my kids, but I cheer for all of them. During free throws – I began to yell, “Let’s go, 5; make it count kid.”
Then it became a thing…one of my favorite Legacy young men said something to his mom about hearing it…so if I’m in the stands, I’m yelling. If I don’t, his momma reminds me.
Those words. That reminder.
Why don’t we live each moment of our lives to make it count? Every interaction…
How do we make each moment count outside of the basketball gym?
I think it comes down to sharing the love of Jesus with everyone. Today I read an article about a celebrity who has recently passed away. One sentence haunted me – “He didn’t believe in an afterlife.”
I wonder if anyone told him that Jesus loves him. I wonder if anyone shared the hope of Jesus with him.
There should be a sting when we think that someone dies without knowing Jesus. I think too often we put that out of our minds. And look – it’s not easy. I’ve been told that someone’s salvation was not my concern.
Well – I disagree. If I love the people that Jesus places in my life, how can I not be concerned with it?
My family and friends have said several goodbyes in the past year. It’s so much easier to say goodbye to someone who knows Jesus.
People are waiting for the hope that we have. We’ve got to keep our focus on the mission the Lord has given us, and make every moment count.
Our mission is clear:
Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV) 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Make it count, Child of God. You’ve got a SHOT to change someone’s life with the Gospel. Don’t miss it!
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