Game Plan For Life by Joe Gibbs: #3

Chapter 3 started out with Joe Gibbs sharing a humbling personal experience of not communicating properly during a big game and then having to admit he messed up. Clearly the lesson of the story he shared was the importance of communicating every game plan to the players. He then compared how he communicated the game plan to the players vs. how we as believers must communicate the inspired Word of God to humanity.

He reminded us on page 34 of the theme consistent throughout the book, "The whole premise of Game Plan for Life is that God is in charge and his plan for your life can be found in the Bible. The logical question then becomes, can you trust the Bible?"

Enter Josh McDowell, "What do you believe about the Bible? Do you trust what it tells you about God and His Son, Jesus Christ? Can it really be what it claims to be - God's love letter to humanity? How can you know for sure?' All these questions are answered in more throughout the chapter. Answered according to what the Bible has to say - not what I say or Josh McDowell says or even what my wife Christina says (though she is a wise woman I might add).

I was reminded that everything we do as believers and born again children of the Living God must be held to God's standards - the Word of God. You will want to read Josh McDowell's testimony and his finding God then forgiveness for his father. He gave six Assumptions then Facts about God in this chapter.

Fact #6 God changes the lives of those who take His word to heart packed a powerful punch. Page 51, "I am walking evidence that the Bible is true and that Jesus can dramatically change a person's life. I'm not saying I'm perfect-far from it-or that I don't screw up from time to time. But thanks to the power of God's Word, I continue to enjoy the happiness, significance, and purpose that the Bible promises to those who trust in Jesus Christ."

Josh McDowell left the reader with three obvious changes that occurred in his life after he found the Lord and after fully trusting God and God's Word.

1. I experienced mental peace.

2. I gained control over my temper.

3. I found freedom over resentment.

My wife shared a cool word equation with me. I wanted to leave it with you today.

No God = No Peace

Know God = Know Peace

Looking forward to reading the next chapter. See you in Chapter #4

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