But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
(Luke 12.20
NRSV)
Yost was the football coach at the University of Michigan. A player once assured Coach Yost that their team was sure to win on Saturday because the players had "the will to win." "Hurry Up" Yost answered: "Don't fool yourself. The will to win is not worth a plugged nickel unless you have the will to prepare." That is true. Whether we are talking about sports, or education or science or business or any worthwhile endeavor in life, success goes to the person who has the will to prepare!
How are you doing in preparing for heaven?
Dear God, prepare me for your kingdom. Amen.