Facing the Blitz: Three Strategies for Turning Trials Into Triumphs - Softcover

Jeff Kemp

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764218301 ISBN 13: 9780764218309

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

Popular Speaker Reveals That Every Trial Is an Opportunity

A football blitz is an attack to force the quarterback into a mistake and create mayhem. But a blitz also creates an opportunity for the quarterback, as it leaves holes in the defense. What looks like the worst play can become the best play.

During a life blitz--financially, relationally, spiritually, or physically--by taking initiative you can do more than just survive. You can grow, succeed, and advance. Jeff shares lessons learned through all kinds of blitzes. He teaches how life is about transformation and being others-oriented, and how having the right mind-set can turn fear and misery into courage, growth, and joy. Includes end-of-chapter questions.

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From the Back Cover

Every Trial Is an Opportunity to Flourish

In football, a blitz is an all-out attack. Defenses use them to force the quarterback into a mistake and create mayhem and destruction. But by its nature, the blitz also creates an opportunity for the quarterback and his team, as it leaves holes in the defense. What looks like the worst play can become the best.

During a life "blitz," when everything seems like it's collapsing--financially, relationally, spiritually, or physically--if you take initiative, you can do more than just survive. You can grow, succeed, and advance. In Facing the Blitz, Jeff Kemp shares lessons he's learned through all kinds of life blitzes, both personal and professional. Discover how life is about transformation and being others-oriented; having the right mind-set can turn unnecessary fear and misery into courage and joy.

No matter who you are--man, woman, sports fan, business leader, etc.--this book is about the things that matter in your life. Don't end up flat on your back when trouble comes. Learn to seize opportunities to flourish and grow.

"This book will make a difference in your life. You'll want to read, digest, and reread it. I hope you share it with friends to help them through their own difficulties and to strengthen their important teams, from family to business to sports."--Tony Dungy, author of Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance

"Facing the Blitz is a gem, full of wisdom and hope and practical advice for anyone who fears suffering and difficulty. It's easy to read, remember, and use. Amazing!"--Pat Lencioni, president, The Table Group; bestselling author of The Advantage and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

From the Inside Flap

Life isn't always as we dreamed it should be. It's wonderful but hard. It's tragic but poignant. It's beautiful but flawed. It goes along pretty well, and then things can fall apart and blow up really badly. But that is not always the direction things go, from good to bad. Things also go from bad to good, from painful trial to positive building block, from suffering to healing, from needing comfort to comforting others, and from feeling overwhelmed to overcoming.

I know my biggest losses and toughest times have yielded value in their own way, often more so than the easier and triumphant moments. I've learned about joys that don't fade when our circumstances tank. I've traveled pathways that carried me from lost to found. I've seen the destructive consequences of self-first, self-only living be turned around by the transformative power of humility and unconditional love. That's why I know we all have the capacity to overcome our blitzes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0764218301
• ISBN 13: 9780764218309
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240