Land of the Dying vs. Land of the Living

At age 33, professional golfer Paul Azinger received a cancer diagnosis.

He had just won a PGA championship and had already won ten tournaments.

“A real sense of panic overcame me,” he wrote. Cancer might kill me. Then I was struck even more sharply by another fact. Whether it is cancer or another disease, I am going to die eventually. The only question is when.

Land of the Dying

I lost any sense of the purpose of my golf accomplishments. I just wanted to go live.

Then he recalled a comment made to him by Larry Moody, who leads a Bible study on the tour.

We are traveling to the land of the dying, not the land of the living, Zinger. We are attempting to reach the land of the living while we are in the country of the dying.

Following his recovery from chemotherapy, golfer Paul Azinger rejoined the PGA Tour.

He has performed admirably.

However, his experience with cancer broadened his outlook. “I have won a lot of tournaments and made a lot of money while I have been on the tour, but that happiness is usually temporary,” he wrote.

You will never truly be content unless you have a close relationship with Jesus Christ.

I am not claiming to be trouble-free or to have no troubles at all, but I feel like I have discovered the solution.”

Paul’s teaching served as a wonderful reminder that this life is merely a practice run for eternity.

God should be the focal point of our existence, and we should always strive to please Him.

Take a quick break today if you are feeling overburdened, anxious, or exhausted. Take a deep breath, say a prayer, and focus on your memory verse.