“There is No TOMORROW!”

One of my favorite dialogues is during the 1982 boxing movie Rocky III:

“[During Rocky's training with Apollo, he's in an another world, haunted by the first Balboa-Lang fight; Apollo lands some practice hooks]

Apollo Creed: He's hooking. He's hooking. He's hooking! Da*#, Rock, Come on! What's the matter with you?

Rocky Balboa: Tomorrow. Let's do it tomorrow.

Apollo Creed: [Screaming] There is no tomorrow! THERE IS NO TOMORROW! THERE IS NO TOMORROW!” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/quotes

Tomorrow is defined as: “on, during, or for the day after today.” http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomorrow

Tomorrow may refer to: The future, that which occurs after the present; Tomorrow (time), the day after today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow

One profound quote defines “Tomorrow” as “a mythical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation and achievement is stored.”

We tend to have a false reassurance of having the future available to us. Our tendency is to say, “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

These activities include:

• I will exercise.
• I will be faithful.
• I will call.
• I will go visit the sick.
• I will start being healthier.
• I will read that article.
• I will begin writing that book.
• I will pursue my dreams.

However, tomorrow is not promised.

The Bible says:

Philippians 4:6-7(NLT):  6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:33-34 (NKJV):  33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

James 4:13-17(NKJV):  13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV): 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Other Memorable Quotes

“Tomorrow is the Today you said Yesterday.”

“Tomorrow you will wish you started today.”

“Tomorrow is too late; Yesterday is over; NOW is exactly the right moment…so start.”

“There are only two days in the year where nothing can be done. One is called yesterday; the other is called tomorrow. So, today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” – Dalia Lama

“The trouble is you think you have time.” – Buddha

“If not now, then when?”

“Yesterday you said tomorrow.”

We would be wise to adjust our perspective from “tomorrow” to “TODAY.”