"When God asks us to get involved with a venture, He charges us to do it with everything we have, with an all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We are challenged to work energetically and wholeheartedly for the Lord. I have tried to honor those goals in my career in football.
There is a desperate need for men who take such challenges seriously in business. Unfortunately, many men today do not even realize the enemy is engaging us in battle. The lines are drawn, but so many people fail to recognize the opposition's game plan. We need men who are observant men who are committed and courageous, men who will not back down when the fighting gets rough. We need men who understand biblical principles of leadership. The world is crying out for fearless heroes who evaluate the opponent's strategy, recognize the goal, focus on the objective, and commit to prevail. We need champions who know how to get others involved and keep them motivated until the end."
Looking for another book this afternoon I found myself drawn to The Transparent Leader by Dwight Johnson. The above writing/quote is in Coach Landry's Forward, or Message to the Reader.
Landry's emphasis on need is real and while many would say "in times like today," we need to remember he died in February, 2000, and this was probably penned months before. But does it really matter when it was written? These words are timeless and history proves they've always been true, and always will be. Well, until Christ comes again.
Let's take seriousy the challenge God gave us when we were cast from the garden, and when Jesus laid out His many demands upon us...let's not back down because the going gets rough. God doesn't need us, but we need Him. Or at least I do and I don't need to waste the struggles He's given me.
To that end...
There is a desperate need for men who take such challenges seriously in business. Unfortunately, many men today do not even realize the enemy is engaging us in battle. The lines are drawn, but so many people fail to recognize the opposition's game plan. We need men who are observant men who are committed and courageous, men who will not back down when the fighting gets rough. We need men who understand biblical principles of leadership. The world is crying out for fearless heroes who evaluate the opponent's strategy, recognize the goal, focus on the objective, and commit to prevail. We need champions who know how to get others involved and keep them motivated until the end."
Tom Landry
Looking for another book this afternoon I found myself drawn to The Transparent Leader by Dwight Johnson. The above writing/quote is in Coach Landry's Forward, or Message to the Reader.
Landry's emphasis on need is real and while many would say "in times like today," we need to remember he died in February, 2000, and this was probably penned months before. But does it really matter when it was written? These words are timeless and history proves they've always been true, and always will be. Well, until Christ comes again.
Let's take seriousy the challenge God gave us when we were cast from the garden, and when Jesus laid out His many demands upon us...let's not back down because the going gets rough. God doesn't need us, but we need Him. Or at least I do and I don't need to waste the struggles He's given me.
To that end...
