Musing – What is your “Game Plan for Life”?

 

Hebraic Musing – What is your “Game Plan for Life”?

Joe Gibbs, a very well-known football coach as-well-as owner of a highly successful race car team, shares his “Game Plan for Life”.  And his message appeals especially to our competitive nature as men!

He explains the typical man’s erroneous thinking by using many testimonies that men relate to; and then he provides fresh insights into overcoming uncertainties of life.  Powerful preaching messages make their point with the testimonies of notable people and many memorable lines; and these messages are from notable known people that men relate to.  He references the Bible with obtuse passages that men find to be messages that become real and believable and alive.

His book progresses through attributes that result in success in life, but it builds on the way our focus on God should be the ultimate goal for success.    His focus is on those of us who are living Life without a Playbook.   Each of these 15 chapters contains a message of its own –

- No Game Plan, No Victory – If it takes a Game Plan to win at football, might we also need one for our life?
- My own journey – Understand human nature.  What’s your testimony?  Are you serving God or yourself?
- The Ultimate Playbook – Obviously that’s the Bible.
- God as our coach – Are we willing to let Him be our coach?
- Creation /beginnings – How did life begin?  A choice between Science and God.
- Sin & addictions – How willing are we to cast off the works of the flesh?
- Salvation – When did you get on to God’s winning team?
- Relationships – Dealing with Marriage & sex, rules, reproduction, and oneness.
- Finances – The Bible talks about this over 2,000 times!  Know that God owns it all.
- Vocation – Who are we and why are we here?  Are you becoming what God wants you to be?
- True health – God’s plan for your health is Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritually Relational.
- Purpose of life – How are we to get the most out of life?  Be aligned with God’s purpose.
- Heaven – Is heaven more than strumming on a harp?  Is your name on the list?
- Dealing with loss – Where is God in all this?  Is He still in control?
- The Battle is still on – We are all still a work in progress.  

Each one of those chapters is salted with testimonies and memorable, challenging preaching.  Might this outline help develop Your Personal Playbook for Success?

I confess that I could not put the book down; each chapter was a fresh testimony and topic that I could not help but relate to.  The book is delightfully testimonial and appealing to men and our God-given competitive nature and classic struggles in life.

Points to Ponder

I am still pondering points he made in each of the 15 chapters!

We men worry & fuss about many things, but only one matters – where will we spend eternity?

What is your Game Plan for Life?

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,  since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Col. 3:23

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                         April 21, 2026            
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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Note – Inspired by Joe Gibbs book “Game Plan for Life”  2021  Amazon $16.97
           Joe is a 3-time Super Bowl Champion coach and led a 5-time NASCAR Championship team.