Everybody over a certain age (and Liverpool fans of all ages) remembers Liverpool\u2019s European Cup final \u2018miracle\u2019 in Istanbul in 2005. 3-0 down at half-time, nobody thought they could turn it around, but they did, winning the final and going down in history in the process. Even this awesome achievement was arguably eclipsed by the 2019 semi-final against Barcelona, 3-0 down from the first leg (half time in the tie) against all odds, Liverpool won the Anfield fixture 4-0 and went on to win the all-English final against Spurs \u2013 again! Half-time is exactly that: half way through the match. There is still just as much time to play as has been played. If it took 45 minutes to go 3-0 down, it\u2019s possible to be level at 3-3, or even be 4-3 up, after 90 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are a number of helpful ways to view this \u2018half-time\u2019 principle when it comes to life: the main thing to understand is \u2018all is not lost\u2019. You can still turn things around. It\u2019s not too late. Think of Liverpool in Istanbul, and be inspired. On any given day, if things aren\u2019t going your way, don\u2019t ever say that you\u2019re having a bad day. The worst you can say is that you\u2019ve had a bad day, so far! But there\u2019s everything still to play for with the rest of the day. I work in a secondary school, and spend a lot of my time giving teenagers this kind of advice, but the problem is that we often don\u2019t grow out of this tendency to press our own internal self-destruct buttons even as grown men. I need to be my own life coach and give the same advice to myself! Give yourself a half-time team talk and take charge of your day. Start to make some great decisions and get yourself back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re reading this in your mid-life, or later years, perhaps as you reflect, things haven\u2019t gone as well as they might have done in your life so far. May be this is true in your career, your family, your marriage or other relationships, your finances, your church life, or any combination of these? The point is, if you feel like you\u2019re being hammered, 3-0 down, with no hope of recovery, there is still the second half. It is never too late to get your life back on track. And this is true whatever your age. Allow God, through His Word, to give you a half-time team talk. Remember, Moses didn\u2019t even have his burning bush experience until age 80! Caleb felt as strong at 80 as he was at 40. There\u2019s no retirement in the Bible. I love what\u2019s said of King David at the end of his life \u2013 he died old and full of years, and was still serving the purpose of God when he died \u2013 awesome! I\u2019d like that written on my tombstone! And if you\u2019re reading this as a young man, God-willing, you have a long and happy life ahead of you in which you can move from one level of success in God\u2019s Kingdom to the next as you flourish for Him. But remember that none of us know how long we have. Make the most of every day and bear in mind that our best days are still ahead of us, however many of them there are, otherwise God would take us now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/strong>Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.\u201d<\/p>Psalm 90:12<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
It is never too late to start over. How are you are going to make the most of the second half\u2026?<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Fauzan Saari<\/a><\/p>\n
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