! ! ! GAME DAY ! ! !

CHRISTIANS—IT’S GAME DAY!

WAKE UP!

RISE AND SHINE!

This is the day you’ve been training for.

This is the day you’ve been waiting for.

This is not the day to stay home and study the playbook.

This is not the day to show up for practice.

This is not the day to show up in street clothes (camouflage).

This is the day to get your uniforms on and be identified.

This is the real thing.

This is the first real game for most of you (in America).

Don’t get me wrong—you will need your playbook.

This is the day it sure would help if you had your playbook memorized.

This is the day the Coach will not be pushing you through tough drills.

This is the day you will be tested by the opposing team.

This is the day you signed up for.

This is the game day the Coach scheduled.

This is the opponent the Coach arranged.

This is “the game,” and it will get ugly, bloody, and desperate.

This is the day you find out if you’re on the team, or just thought so.

This is the day many will look for another team.

This is the day you find out how much you need the Coach on the field.

Don’t quit.