{"id":303525,"date":"2015-06-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/surviving-a-marital-blitz\/"},"modified":"2015-06-09T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:00:00","slug":"surviving-a-marital-blitz","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/surviving-a-marital-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving a Marital Blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All marriages have ups and downs. Former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp, recalls the coach that called out the best in him. 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Former NFL quarterback, Jeff Kemp, says that the power of a parent\u2019s words are more significant than we may realize.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I can remember times I walked in the huddle and a coach said to me, \u201cHey, come here,\u201d\u2014pulls me out of the huddle and says\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t kill us this week like you did last week. Don\u2019t kill us.\u201d So, I walk in the huddle\u2014my knees are shaking \/ my words are trembling; and I go up to the line of scrimmage with so little confidence that my mind isn\u2019t even thinking about the defense or the play. I\u2019m just hoping to survive and not drop the snap. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>for Tuesday, June 9<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. What\u2019s your coaching style, as a mom or as a dad? If we sat in on your huddles, what kind of conversations are you having with the players in your home? We\u2019ll explore that more today. Stay tuned.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today.<\/em> Thanks for joining us. So did you ever play football?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I was going to ask you if you ever played touch football.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019ve played pads\u2014I\u2019ve played football with pads, in the 9<sup>th<\/sup> grade, at Bradford Junior High School.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Is that right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Doggone right! In fact, I\u2019ll just tell you\u2014I was\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> What position?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014I was the third-string full back on a team that went 0 and 5.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> What did you weigh?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> [Laughing] I weighed 145 pounds. [Laughter] I\u2019ll tell you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> A fullback.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> A third-string fullback, which meant that, in practice, they just kind of threw you in wherever. One day I wound up in practice at nose guard. Our center was Bob Barge [uncertain of spelling]\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014at 145 pounds.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014at 145 pounds\u2014I\u2019m the nose guard. I\u2019m coming up against center, Bob Barge. He looks up from the football and sees me across\u2014he just starts to laugh. I said, \u201cBarge, you don\u2019t hit me \/ I won\u2019t hit you.\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> As if that was a threat!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I know. As soon as he snaps the ball, I forget completely what I\u2019d just said; and I just ran over him. I knocked him back, and I sacked the quarterback!\u2014it\u2019s in practice. The coaches on the sideline are dying!\u2014they\u2019re laughing. They look at Bob Barge and go: \u201cBarge! You let Lepine run over you?\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> What happened on the next play? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, the next play, when I lined up again against Bob Barge, he looked at me\u2014he was not laughing this play. This was a whole different\u2014I knew you\u2019d want to hear about that at the start of today\u2019s program.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I have a question\u2014Jeff Kemp joins us again on FamilyLife Today. Welcome.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014former NFL Quarterback, Jeff Kemp.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s exactly right. Former NFL quarterback, who was <em>dissed<\/em> by Bob Lepine in an introduction\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> But is now <em>marveling<\/em> at my football stories.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Jeff is the author of a new book called <em>Facing the Blitz: Three Strategies for Turning Trials into Triumphs.<\/em> He works, here, at FamilyLife. He and Stacy have been married since 1983. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey have four sons and two daughters-in-law. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is a book about taking on trials, suffering, challenges, and the unexpected. What\u2019s the first way we handle a blitz, Jeff?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> There are three keys. The first is to take a long-term view. Second is to be willing to change. And the third is to take your eyes off yourself so you can focus on and bless others. All this comes out of a bigger perspective that we find in the Scripture. I mentioned yesterday, or the last time we talked, that Jesus said: \u201cIn this world you\u2019re going to face blitzes,\u201d\u2014well, my Bible says that \/ Bob\u2019s doesn\u2019t\u2014\u201cIn this world, you\u2019re going to face trouble, but don\u2019t panic; I\u2019ve overcome the world\u201d John 16:33. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPaul lays out, in the Book of Romans, Chapter 5, how wonderful it is that we have this <em>amazing <\/em>salvation and peace with God in which we celebrate. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut then it goes on, in verse 3, and 4, and 5, and says: \u201cBut we don\u2019t just rejoice in this salvation; we rejoice in our tribulation,\u201d\u2014our troubles, our losses, our difficulty, our suffering\u2014our blitzes, if you will. \u201cWe rejoice in tribulation because tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;\u2014which is what the world\u2019s dying for\u2014\u201cand hope doesn\u2019t disappoint because that\u2019s when the love of God is poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn a real sense, we humans would revel in our circumstances and success\u2014Super Bowls and vacations\u2014and forget about our need for the love of God; but when we have challenges, it gives us the chance to turn \/ persevere in our relationship toward God and become more like Jesus. Then that\u2019s when we have the hope of eternity\u2014we feel more of His love and, then, we\u2019re able to bless others.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, when you\u2019re sitting as a quarterback\u2014and you\u2019ve just faced the blitz and you got sacked \/ you\u2019re on the ground, with the ball, loss of eight on the play\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014how do you take a long-term view in the midst of that kind of\u2014because you said that\u2019s the first strategy in dealing with the blitz\u2014taking a long-term view. What do you do?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Long-term view is: This game is four quarters \/ this game is 60 minutes. This game may be into overtime.\u201d I had games where I was so bad in the first half\u2014I threw two interceptions in the first two series \/ the first two passes first game I ever played for Coach Bill Walsh and the 49ers, replacing the great Joe Montana. The coaches\u2019 faces were <em>white,<\/em> but they kept me in the game. Thankfully, we turned it around\u2014we got hot \/ played a fabulous game.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Hold it! You replaced Joe Montana?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s shocking that I didn\u2019t beat him out\u2014but while he was injured [Laughter], I was the quarterback that helped us win games; and we ended up going to the playoffs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut Bob, the deal about this long-term view is\u2014I <em>know<\/em>, as a quarterback, that the worse plays I make, and the toughest hits I take, and the biggest blitzes they throw at us, that we\u2019re not ready for, that create a loss, or an interception, or something\u2014that\u2019s not the end of the game. In fact, they\u2019ll probably try to do something similar to that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe will be more ready for it next time, and we will seize the opportunity the next time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf I can take your toughest hits the first half, and in the fourth quarter, I\u2019m still standing\u2014 the guys look at you in the huddle and say: \u201cWow! You\u2019re not giving up are you? You\u2019re not complaining to us that we haven\u2019t blocked very well. You still think we can win? I do too; let\u2019s play!\u201d We\u2019ve won games, where we were getting hit, all game-long, knocked in the jaw\u2014but in the fourth quarter, because we kept going with a long-term view\u2014we turned it around and won.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want to go back to the 49ers\u2019 story\u2014San Francisco\u2014Bill Walsh, great coach. He called you into his office and showed you two different sets of videos of your play at quarterback. I want our listeners to hear this story because a lot of our listeners are parents \/ grandparents. They can have a takeaway here that can be very profound in their relationship with their children or grandchildren. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAlso, a lot of our listeners are married folks, who have a tendency to point out what\u2019s wrong in their spouse. I think this illustration has some great application for them in their marriages as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s probably going to work best with your kids rather than your spouse\u2014people may understand after I go through the story. One of the keys to the blitz is you need to be willing to change, and adapt, and grow, and mature. A coach is a great help with that. Here is a picture of great coaching or great parenting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWalsh calls me in\u2014it\u2019s a couple weeks into my play for the 49ers. Montana\u2019s the best ever, and I\u2019m obviously not the best ever. He says, \u201cTake a look at this videotape of your really good plays.\u201d We go through them. He starts praising each of the specific things I\u2019m doing\u2014the steps, the timing, the location of the ball. Then he says, \u201cYou know, Joe doesn\u2019t do any better than this,\u201d\u2014totally affirming and building me up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow I am ready\u2014knowing that he values me and that he sees some good in me\u2014to listen to \u201cJeff Kemp Bad\u201d and see what that tape has on it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe pops it in. The \u201cJeff Kemp Bad\u201d has some pretty ugly plays and some weak plays\u2014and some things that were just minorly wrong\u2014but I was shocked that he cared so much about them, but he knew that they\u2019d make a difference in the end. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis man called me to my higher and better self\u2014my highest potential\u2014(A) by praising my good and comparing it to someone that\u2019s phenomenal and in the Hall of Fame\u2014and (B) by candidly showing me the negatives but <em>after<\/em> having affirmed my identity and showing me my strengths. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s a great idea, dad\/mom, with your kid you always have to correct. You see a lot more of the negative, but are you keeping a treasure list? Are you looking for the treasures in your kid?\u2014finding anything they do good\u2014write it down, hold onto it, and then use that to build them up \/ affirm what\u2019s good\u2014as well as bring in: \u201cYou know what? You can\u2019t break curfew like that,\u201d and \u201cDoing homework after you\u2019ve played outside isn\u2019t going to work out well,\u201d or \u201cI saw the way you spoke to your sister, and we can\u2019t have that anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou\u2019re meant to do better than that\u2014like that time I caught you encouraging that kid at school, who no one else would spend time with\u2014that\u2019s the real you.\u201d The good tape leads to the correction tape.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What would have happened if Coach Walsh had come in\u2014because this is the picture we get of the NFL coach\u2014you walk in\u2014\u201cKemp, get into my office! Come in here! You\u2019ve been messing up! Watch this!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> \u201cFix all this stuff!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right. That\u2019s the picture we have\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Now wait. Did you have a coach like that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Sure, we all have. And you have to learn to overcome that, as an athlete; but boy, you respond a lot better to the coaches who know how to build up the good and then correct the bad.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So why is that? What would it have done to you if it had been one of those coaches who just said, \u201cYou do it wrong <em>every time<\/em>!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I can remember times when I walked into the huddle in practice, right before the most important Friday afternoon drill, where the whole team gets their confidence for how we\u2019re going to run the two-minute drill at the end of the half and at the end of the game. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe coach said to me: \u201cHey, come here,\u201d\u2014pulls me out of the huddle and says\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t kill us this week like you did last week;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Oh wow!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cunderstand? Don\u2019t kill us.\u201d I walk in the huddle\u2014my knees are shaking \/ my words are trembling; and I go up to the line of scrimmage with so little confidence that my mind isn\u2019t even thinking about the defense or the play. I\u2019m just hoping to survive and not to drop the snap. Our kids have experienced that from us sometimes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had a college coach, sometime, send me in the game and say, \u201cKemp, get in there and don\u2019t fumble.\u201d What\u2019s on your mind?\u2014the fumble\u2014not \u201cMake a great play and complete a pass.\u201d There is <em>so much<\/em> to promoting the positive and leaving most of the negative off the plate until there is an appropriate moment to help someone with a constructive, loving, truthful gift of how they can grow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You went to a track meet of sorts\u2014a Special Olympics\u2014and you were a guest celebrity. You noticed something that took place there that is a great illustration of what we\u2019re talking about here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. We were at UCLA in California. The Special Olympics had the 100-yard dash, and I was invited to be one of the huggers. Huggers stand at the end of the race\u2014one in every lane. They cheer on the athlete that is running down that lane. Whether that athlete runs a 15-second, or a 20-second, or a 45-second 100-yard dash \/ whether they stop halfway along and wave to their mom and people in the stands or just sprint\u2014regardless of their performance \/ first or last\u2014they get a huge hug: \u201cAtta boy!\u00a0 You look great! I\u2019m so proud of you! You run so well,\u201d\u2014that unconditional affirmation \/ that: \u201cI love you and I\u2019m proud of you! I love to see you compete.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat is what a mom or a dad, a grandma or a grandpa, a mentor, or a teacher, or a coach is intended to bring into the lives of others. That\u2019s how we train people to be able to overcome the blitz because they know their identity is secure in someone loving them for the relationship-sake, not for their performance-sake.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You tried to do this with your sons\u2014as they were growing up \/ as they were pursuing athletics\u2014you tried to build strong relational bonds that you could use to impart truth. Your son, Keegan, who\u2019s played basketball out in the yard; right?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> One of my great memories\u2014Keegan was five. We were shooting hoops, and five-year-olds can\u2019t get the ball up ten feet very easily.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Can\u2019t get the hoop; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> So, he was kind of happy when he hit the rim or the net, much less made one; and he hadn\u2019t made any. He looks up at me, with this cute little smirk and smile on his face, and he goes: \u201cDaddy, I\u2019m good at the shooting part. I\u2019m just not good at the making part.\u201d [Laughter] I think it said something right there. I loved him, unconditionally, for his existence and his being my son\u2014not for his making shots \/ not even for this trying part. I think he sensed that. He was comfortable with me; and he was happy that he was able to be good, at least, at the shooting part, even if he couldn\u2019t make it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want moms and dads, husbands and wives, grandmas and grandpas, mentors and encouragers to be able to speak those words of affirmation and value into the lives of those who need it so they know they are worth <em>much<\/em> in the eyes of God and in the eyes of their loved ones\u2014for who they are, for the character in them, for the spirit in them, and for their potential, as opposed to their accomplishments and performance.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I think this is interesting because\u201411 years in the NFL\u2014the NFL does not reward people for their character. It rewards people for their performance\u2014it\u2019s the stats that you get your paycheck for.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, these are the gifts that come to a backup quarterback\u2014who has only started about three years in his career and has been on the bench a lot more than that\u2014who\u2019s been traded, who\u2019s been cut, and who\u2019s been benched. I went from first-string to third-string during one halftime of a game one time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I was completely rejected, relationally, for a whole month by a coach who\u2019d put his arm around me before the game and said: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for you to play. I\u2019ve been waiting for the day that you\u2019re the Seattle quarterback.\u201d Now he said that out of motivation, not out of identity affirmation. He\u2019s a good guy, but he\u2019s just stuck with a performance-oriented conditional value system\u2014which is on Wall Street, Madison Avenue, it\u2019s in junior high, it\u2019s in most business places \/ we let it seep into our parenting and our marriage\u2014that\u2019s a challenge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll those challenges I faced in football, Bob\u2014those discipled me to put my identity in Jesus. I didn\u2019t do it right away\u2014it took blow after blow, trade after trade, insecurity after insecurity\u2014and a lot of good Bible studies, and friends, and mentors to realize that my identity <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> \u201cfootball player that\u2019s a Christian,\u201d\u2014it\u2019s \u201ca son of God, saved by Jesus, who happens to play pro football, at least, for this year. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll make it next year,\u201d because I was always insecure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Those lessons helped me learn that our identity isn\u2019t our performance, it\u2019s not our position, it\u2019s not our possessions, and it is not first-string or third-string. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> When it got to year 11\u2014because you were 11 years in the league\u2014when it got to the end of your 11\u2014and you\u2019re starting to look at your next year and wondering if there is a next year for you\u2014was it hard to step away from the NFL and the spotlight that that is?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> It\u2019s very hard to step away, but the league helps you by kicking you out. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> They stop paying you!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> You guys asked me what the toughest blitzes in my life were. One was the loss of my dad, due to cancer; and the other one was the loss of my career in 1992, when I went to training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles\u2014tried to make the team after having a good season the year before. I\u2019d helped them a bunch, yet I got cut\u2014I was the last guy cut on the last day of cuts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI went home and no team called me. Everyone said: \u201cYou\u2019re a good backup. Someone will call you.\u201d No team called \/ no quarterbacks were hurt\u2014I wasn\u2019t getting an opportunity. When the Sea Hawks finally, four weeks into the season, had a quarterback get hurt\u2014and I\u2019m living in Seattle, where we\u2019d played before, going to the Eagles\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014this looked like the answer to my prayers\u2014I want to stay in Seattle. I want to keep playing pro football. My wife can keep the kids in school, etc. I called the coach\u2014I said: \u201cI\u2019m in town. I\u2019m in shape. I\u2019m ready.\u201d And he calls back says: \u201cSorry, we\u2019re going to sign a guy from the World League. Good luck!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> And the bottom dropped out. My emotions kind of went through the floor. I went out on my front porch. I heard these words in my head, at that moment: \u201cForget what lies behind, press on to what lies ahead.\u201d It was like: Eleven years of football\u2014that was a gift. You didn\u2019t deserve to play out of Dartmouth, anyway, as a free agent. I gave that to you, and it\u2019s been great. I\u2019ve taught you a lot; but now use it to encourage families, to build marriage, to shape men, to change the structure of this community so more kids have their mom and dad in their lives. That\u2019s when I jumped into non-profit work to do the same thing that you guys are doing, and that I\u2019m able to join you in doing today.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019m listening to you today, Jeff, and I\u2019m thinking about your courage\u2014not just merely throwing an interception, and getting back into the huddle, and calling the next play or getting put on your tail by a blitz during the game\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but for taking the personal side of this, as a man, and not having everything work out the way you dreamed it would. Yet, getting back up and living a life that goes beyond your identity, as an NFL player, but instead living a life that honors God \/ that reflects Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Maybe one reason why you were able to do that is because your dad\u2014you\u2019ve mentioned this before\u2014your dad, Jack Kemp, had spoken words to you throughout your life that called you to find your identity, not in what you were doing, but in who God had made you to be. He gave you powerful words of blessing; didn\u2019t he?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> He did. I have to credit my mom, first of all, and say that she was the strong force of daily faith and prayer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDad was the macro-vision and the big voice\u2014but when he was facing cancer and was weakened more than ever before\u2014he blessed me in an amazing way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe last night I was ever with him, he was just laying on his bed in his room\u2014he couldn\u2019t move at that point. I said: \u201cDad would you pray a prayer for me \/ pray a blessing over me? I\u2019m going back to Seattle tomorrow.\u201d He put his hand on me\u2014and with his voice, which is the same raspy voice as mine, but a lot weaker, at that point\u2014he said: \u201cDear God, help Jeff remember his talent. Help him remember the force for good he is in this world. And help us both remember the only thing that matters is \u2018Thy will be done.\u2019\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn those words, he, number one, said: \u201cI affirm your identity,\u201d which he matched up with talent. Now, I think that our talent comes from being a child of God, with the spark of divinity in us that was made to love others and to make the world a better place. Secondly, he affirmed my mission in this world\u2014he said, \u201cHelp him remember the force for good.\u201d Frankly, he couldn\u2019t even finish the rest of it, but I knew what it was because he\u2019d said it to me many other times: \u201cYou are a force for good in this world. Always be a leader. Always make a difference.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd finally, he took the pressure off me; and he reminded us both that God is sovereign. What happens is what He wants to have happen. We have no reason to be proud or humiliated \/ fearful or overconfident in ourselves. It\u2019s all about Him and His plan: \u201cThy will be done,\u201d is all we need to know\u2014let\u2019s remember that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a simple blessing that each of us\u2014grandpas and grandmas and moms and dads\u2014can pray over our little children, repeatedly, and then at a certain age \/ maybe 18, or 21, or at a wedding\u2014or when you\u2019re on your deathbed\u2014but I wouldn\u2019t wait until that point because you don\u2019t know that you\u2019ll have the chance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou could write it in a note, or you could put your hand on the shoulder of one of your loved ones and tell them: \u201cYou know, I\u2019m so proud of who God made you to be and all that special talent in you. You can make a difference in this world, and I\u2019ve seen you do it. I can\u2019t wait to see the way you\u2019ll shape people\u2019s lives. I don\u2019t want you ever to worry about what happens because God\u2019s in charge. May His will be done in your life and mine.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And I think, if your dad was here, I think he\u2019d be smiling right now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Yes, he would.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He would be smiling because you, not only heard what he said, you have lived out what he said. It\u2019s a privilege to do life with you and be in the battle for the family. You\u2019re a difference-maker for Christ, and for marriages, and families. I\u2019m privileged to have you on our broadcast.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you, Dennis and Bob\u2014this has been a blast\u2014appreciate it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I hope a lot of our listeners are going to get a copy of your book. We\u2019ve got it in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource center. The book is called <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>. You can go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click in the upper left-hand corner of the screen where it says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d You\u2019ll see information about Jeff Kemp\u2019s book, <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>, as soon as you\u2019re there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou may think of somebody you know in your neighborhood \/ in your workplace\u2014somebody you know who\u2019s going through a challenging time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf that person has any interest in football and really, wherever they are spiritually, this would be a great book to give to them because they will find practical help and great insights from Jeff Kemp. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy of the book, <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>, by Jeff Kemp. Click in the upper left-hand corner of the screen where it says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d You can order your copy of the book from us, online. Or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order a copy of the book over the phone\u20141-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, one of the things we try to help couples anticipate\u2014couples who come to our <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup>marriage getaways\u2014we talk about the fact that most people don\u2019t get through the game of life without facing the blitz. They don\u2019t get through the game of life without getting blindsided \/ getting tackled\u2014something comes your way\u2014some challenge \/ some issue that you need to be ready for it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou need to make sure your marriage relationship is strong and well-anchored so that, when the storms come, you can stand firm. Here, at FamilyLife, we\u2019re committed to helping you do that. This daily radio program, the resources we provide, our podcast, our website\u2014all of it is designed with one thought in mind: \u201cHow can we help people stand strong and have a healthy thriving marriage and family? What can we do to help?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe appreciate those of you who see the value in what we\u2019re doing and who help support the ministry with donations. We are listener-supported\u2014so it\u2019s your donations which cover the cost of producing and syndicating this daily radio program \/ cover the cost for our website and all that we\u2019re doing. We\u2019re grateful for the Legacy Partners, who are monthly supporters of the ministry, and for those of you who make an occasional contribution to help us defray the cost of ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re able to make a donation, right now, we\u2019d like to extend our thanks by sending you a couple books\u2014one from Dennis Rainey for men\u2014it\u2019s a book called <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. You\u2019ve heard us talk about that book for a while, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. And we\u2019d also like to send a book for women\u2014a book written by our friends, Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Mary Kassian. It\u2019s a new book called <em>True Woman 201<\/em>\u2014looking at the interior design of a woman\u2019s life\u2014<em>Ten Elements of Biblical Womanhood<\/em>. It\u2019s a brand-new book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBoth of these books are our thank-you gift to you when you help with a donation today of, at least, $50 in support of the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. Click on the link in the upper right-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cI CARE,\u201d to make an online donation; or call 1-800-FLTODAY. Make your donation over the phone and ask for the two books we talked about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr if you\u2019d prefer, you can mail a donation to us at FamilyLife Today, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope you can join us back again tomorrow. If you\u2019ve ever had any questions about the ministry of the Holy Spirit\u2014how He works in your life, in your marriage, in your family \/ what is His role?\u2014we\u2019re going to talk about that tomorrow with our guest, J.D. Greear. Hope you can join us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Welcome.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014former NFL Quarterback, Jeff Kemp.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s exactly right. Former NFL quarterback, who was <em>dissed<\/em> by Bob Lepine in an introduction\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> But is now <em>marveling<\/em> at my football stories.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Jeff is the author of a new book called <em>Facing the Blitz: Three Strategies for Turning Trials into Triumphs.<\/em> He works, here, at FamilyLife. He and Stacy have been married since 1983. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey have four sons and two daughters-in-law. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is a book about taking on trials, suffering, challenges, and the unexpected. What\u2019s the first way we handle a blitz, Jeff?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> There are three keys. The first is to take a long-term view. Second is to be willing to change. And the third is to take your eyes off yourself so you can focus on and bless others. All this comes out of a bigger perspective that we find in the Scripture. I mentioned yesterday, or the last time we talked, that Jesus said: \u201cIn this world you\u2019re going to face blitzes,\u201d\u2014well, my Bible says that \/ Bob\u2019s doesn\u2019t\u2014\u201cIn this world, you\u2019re going to face trouble, but don\u2019t panic; I\u2019ve overcome the world\u201d John 16:33. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPaul lays out, in the Book of Romans, Chapter 5, how wonderful it is that we have this <em>amazing <\/em>salvation and peace with God in which we celebrate. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut then it goes on, in verse 3, and 4, and 5, and says: \u201cBut we don\u2019t just rejoice in this salvation; we rejoice in our tribulation,\u201d\u2014our troubles, our losses, our difficulty, our suffering\u2014our blitzes, if you will. \u201cWe rejoice in tribulation because tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;\u2014which is what the world\u2019s dying for\u2014\u201cand hope doesn\u2019t disappoint because that\u2019s when the love of God is poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn a real sense, we humans would revel in our circumstances and success\u2014Super Bowls and vacations\u2014and forget about our need for the love of God; but when we have challenges, it gives us the chance to turn \/ persevere in our relationship toward God and become more like Jesus. Then that\u2019s when we have the hope of eternity\u2014we feel more of His love and, then, we\u2019re able to bless others.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, when you\u2019re sitting as a quarterback\u2014and you\u2019ve just faced the blitz and you got sacked \/ you\u2019re on the ground, with the ball, loss of eight on the play\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014how do you take a long-term view in the midst of that kind of\u2014because you said that\u2019s the first strategy in dealing with the blitz\u2014taking a long-term view. What do you do?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Long-term view is: This game is four quarters \/ this game is 60 minutes. This game may be into overtime.\u201d I had games where I was so bad in the first half\u2014I threw two interceptions in the first two series \/ the first two passes first game I ever played for Coach Bill Walsh and the 49ers, replacing the great Joe Montana. The coaches\u2019 faces were <em>white,<\/em> but they kept me in the game. Thankfully, we turned it around\u2014we got hot \/ played a fabulous game.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Hold it! You replaced Joe Montana?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s shocking that I didn\u2019t beat him out\u2014but while he was injured [Laughter], I was the quarterback that helped us win games; and we ended up going to the playoffs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut Bob, the deal about this long-term view is\u2014I <em>know<\/em>, as a quarterback, that the worse plays I make, and the toughest hits I take, and the biggest blitzes they throw at us, that we\u2019re not ready for, that create a loss, or an interception, or something\u2014that\u2019s not the end of the game. In fact, they\u2019ll probably try to do something similar to that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe will be more ready for it next time, and we will seize the opportunity the next time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf I can take your toughest hits the first half, and in the fourth quarter, I\u2019m still standing\u2014 the guys look at you in the huddle and say: \u201cWow! You\u2019re not giving up are you? You\u2019re not complaining to us that we haven\u2019t blocked very well. You still think we can win? I do too; let\u2019s play!\u201d We\u2019ve won games, where we were getting hit, all game-long, knocked in the jaw\u2014but in the fourth quarter, because we kept going with a long-term view\u2014we turned it around and won.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want to go back to the 49ers\u2019 story\u2014San Francisco\u2014Bill Walsh, great coach. He called you into his office and showed you two different sets of videos of your play at quarterback. I want our listeners to hear this story because a lot of our listeners are parents \/ grandparents. They can have a takeaway here that can be very profound in their relationship with their children or grandchildren. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAlso, a lot of our listeners are married folks, who have a tendency to point out what\u2019s wrong in their spouse. I think this illustration has some great application for them in their marriages as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s probably going to work best with your kids rather than your spouse\u2014people may understand after I go through the story. One of the keys to the blitz is you need to be willing to change, and adapt, and grow, and mature. A coach is a great help with that. Here is a picture of great coaching or great parenting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWalsh calls me in\u2014it\u2019s a couple weeks into my play for the 49ers. Montana\u2019s the best ever, and I\u2019m obviously not the best ever. He says, \u201cTake a look at this videotape of your really good plays.\u201d We go through them. He starts praising each of the specific things I\u2019m doing\u2014the steps, the timing, the location of the ball. Then he says, \u201cYou know, Joe doesn\u2019t do any better than this,\u201d\u2014totally affirming and building me up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow I am ready\u2014knowing that he values me and that he sees some good in me\u2014to listen to \u201cJeff Kemp Bad\u201d and see what that tape has on it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe pops it in. The \u201cJeff Kemp Bad\u201d has some pretty ugly plays and some weak plays\u2014and some things that were just minorly wrong\u2014but I was shocked that he cared so much about them, but he knew that they\u2019d make a difference in the end. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis man called me to my higher and better self\u2014my highest potential\u2014(A) by praising my good and comparing it to someone that\u2019s phenomenal and in the Hall of Fame\u2014and (B) by candidly showing me the negatives but <em>after<\/em> having affirmed my identity and showing me my strengths. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s a great idea, dad\/mom, with your kid you always have to correct. You see a lot more of the negative, but are you keeping a treasure list? Are you looking for the treasures in your kid?\u2014finding anything they do good\u2014write it down, hold onto it, and then use that to build them up \/ affirm what\u2019s good\u2014as well as bring in: \u201cYou know what? You can\u2019t break curfew like that,\u201d and \u201cDoing homework after you\u2019ve played outside isn\u2019t going to work out well,\u201d or \u201cI saw the way you spoke to your sister, and we can\u2019t have that anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou\u2019re meant to do better than that\u2014like that time I caught you encouraging that kid at school, who no one else would spend time with\u2014that\u2019s the real you.\u201d The good tape leads to the correction tape.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What would have happened if Coach Walsh had come in\u2014because this is the picture we get of the NFL coach\u2014you walk in\u2014\u201cKemp, get into my office! Come in here! You\u2019ve been messing up! Watch this!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> \u201cFix all this stuff!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right. That\u2019s the picture we have\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Now wait. Did you have a coach like that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Sure, we all have. And you have to learn to overcome that, as an athlete; but boy, you respond a lot better to the coaches who know how to build up the good and then correct the bad.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So why is that? What would it have done to you if it had been one of those coaches who just said, \u201cYou do it wrong <em>every time<\/em>!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I can remember times when I walked into the huddle in practice, right before the most important Friday afternoon drill, where the whole team gets their confidence for how we\u2019re going to run the two-minute drill at the end of the half and at the end of the game. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe coach said to me: \u201cHey, come here,\u201d\u2014pulls me out of the huddle and says\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t kill us this week like you did last week;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Oh wow!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cunderstand? Don\u2019t kill us.\u201d I walk in the huddle\u2014my knees are shaking \/ my words are trembling; and I go up to the line of scrimmage with so little confidence that my mind isn\u2019t even thinking about the defense or the play. I\u2019m just hoping to survive and not to drop the snap. Our kids have experienced that from us sometimes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had a college coach, sometime, send me in the game and say, \u201cKemp, get in there and don\u2019t fumble.\u201d What\u2019s on your mind?\u2014the fumble\u2014not \u201cMake a great play and complete a pass.\u201d There is <em>so much<\/em> to promoting the positive and leaving most of the negative off the plate until there is an appropriate moment to help someone with a constructive, loving, truthful gift of how they can grow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You went to a track meet of sorts\u2014a Special Olympics\u2014and you were a guest celebrity. You noticed something that took place there that is a great illustration of what we\u2019re talking about here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. We were at UCLA in California. The Special Olympics had the 100-yard dash, and I was invited to be one of the huggers. Huggers stand at the end of the race\u2014one in every lane. They cheer on the athlete that is running down that lane. Whether that athlete runs a 15-second, or a 20-second, or a 45-second 100-yard dash \/ whether they stop halfway along and wave to their mom and people in the stands or just sprint\u2014regardless of their performance \/ first or last\u2014they get a huge hug: \u201cAtta boy!\u00a0 You look great! I\u2019m so proud of you! You run so well,\u201d\u2014that unconditional affirmation \/ that: \u201cI love you and I\u2019m proud of you! I love to see you compete.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat is what a mom or a dad, a grandma or a grandpa, a mentor, or a teacher, or a coach is intended to bring into the lives of others. That\u2019s how we train people to be able to overcome the blitz because they know their identity is secure in someone loving them for the relationship-sake, not for their performance-sake.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You tried to do this with your sons\u2014as they were growing up \/ as they were pursuing athletics\u2014you tried to build strong relational bonds that you could use to impart truth. Your son, Keegan, who\u2019s played basketball out in the yard; right?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> One of my great memories\u2014Keegan was five. We were shooting hoops, and five-year-olds can\u2019t get the ball up ten feet very easily.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Can\u2019t get the hoop; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> So, he was kind of happy when he hit the rim or the net, much less made one; and he hadn\u2019t made any. He looks up at me, with this cute little smirk and smile on his face, and he goes: \u201cDaddy, I\u2019m good at the shooting part. I\u2019m just not good at the making part.\u201d [Laughter] I think it said something right there. I loved him, unconditionally, for his existence and his being my son\u2014not for his making shots \/ not even for this trying part. I think he sensed that. He was comfortable with me; and he was happy that he was able to be good, at least, at the shooting part, even if he couldn\u2019t make it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want moms and dads, husbands and wives, grandmas and grandpas, mentors and encouragers to be able to speak those words of affirmation and value into the lives of those who need it so they know they are worth <em>much<\/em> in the eyes of God and in the eyes of their loved ones\u2014for who they are, for the character in them, for the spirit in them, and for their potential, as opposed to their accomplishments and performance.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I think this is interesting because\u201411 years in the NFL\u2014the NFL does not reward people for their character. It rewards people for their performance\u2014it\u2019s the stats that you get your paycheck for.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, these are the gifts that come to a backup quarterback\u2014who has only started about three years in his career and has been on the bench a lot more than that\u2014who\u2019s been traded, who\u2019s been cut, and who\u2019s been benched. I went from first-string to third-string during one halftime of a game one time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I was completely rejected, relationally, for a whole month by a coach who\u2019d put his arm around me before the game and said: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for you to play. I\u2019ve been waiting for the day that you\u2019re the Seattle quarterback.\u201d Now he said that out of motivation, not out of identity affirmation. He\u2019s a good guy, but he\u2019s just stuck with a performance-oriented conditional value system\u2014which is on Wall Street, Madison Avenue, it\u2019s in junior high, it\u2019s in most business places \/ we let it seep into our parenting and our marriage\u2014that\u2019s a challenge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll those challenges I faced in football, Bob\u2014those discipled me to put my identity in Jesus. I didn\u2019t do it right away\u2014it took blow after blow, trade after trade, insecurity after insecurity\u2014and a lot of good Bible studies, and friends, and mentors to realize that my identity <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> \u201cfootball player that\u2019s a Christian,\u201d\u2014it\u2019s \u201ca son of God, saved by Jesus, who happens to play pro football, at least, for this year. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll make it next year,\u201d because I was always insecure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Those lessons helped me learn that our identity isn\u2019t our performance, it\u2019s not our position, it\u2019s not our possessions, and it is not first-string or third-string. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> When it got to year 11\u2014because you were 11 years in the league\u2014when it got to the end of your 11\u2014and you\u2019re starting to look at your next year and wondering if there is a next year for you\u2014was it hard to step away from the NFL and the spotlight that that is?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> It\u2019s very hard to step away, but the league helps you by kicking you out. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> They stop paying you!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> You guys asked me what the toughest blitzes in my life were. One was the loss of my dad, due to cancer; and the other one was the loss of my career in 1992, when I went to training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles\u2014tried to make the team after having a good season the year before. I\u2019d helped them a bunch, yet I got cut\u2014I was the last guy cut on the last day of cuts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI went home and no team called me. Everyone said: \u201cYou\u2019re a good backup. Someone will call you.\u201d No team called \/ no quarterbacks were hurt\u2014I wasn\u2019t getting an opportunity. When the Sea Hawks finally, four weeks into the season, had a quarterback get hurt\u2014and I\u2019m living in Seattle, where we\u2019d played before, going to the Eagles\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014this looked like the answer to my prayers\u2014I want to stay in Seattle. I want to keep playing pro football. My wife can keep the kids in school, etc. I called the coach\u2014I said: \u201cI\u2019m in town. I\u2019m in shape. I\u2019m ready.\u201d And he calls back says: \u201cSorry, we\u2019re going to sign a guy from the World League. Good luck!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> And the bottom dropped out. My emotions kind of went through the floor. I went out on my front porch. I heard these words in my head, at that moment: \u201cForget what lies behind, press on to what lies ahead.\u201d It was like: Eleven years of football\u2014that was a gift. You didn\u2019t deserve to play out of Dartmouth, anyway, as a free agent. I gave that to you, and it\u2019s been great. I\u2019ve taught you a lot; but now use it to encourage families, to build marriage, to shape men, to change the structure of this community so more kids have their mom and dad in their lives. That\u2019s when I jumped into non-profit work to do the same thing that you guys are doing, and that I\u2019m able to join you in doing today.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019m listening to you today, Jeff, and I\u2019m thinking about your courage\u2014not just merely throwing an interception, and getting back into the huddle, and calling the next play or getting put on your tail by a blitz during the game\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but for taking the personal side of this, as a man, and not having everything work out the way you dreamed it would. Yet, getting back up and living a life that goes beyond your identity, as an NFL player, but instead living a life that honors God \/ that reflects Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Maybe one reason why you were able to do that is because your dad\u2014you\u2019ve mentioned this before\u2014your dad, Jack Kemp, had spoken words to you throughout your life that called you to find your identity, not in what you were doing, but in who God had made you to be. He gave you powerful words of blessing; didn\u2019t he?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> He did. I have to credit my mom, first of all, and say that she was the strong force of daily faith and prayer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDad was the macro-vision and the big voice\u2014but when he was facing cancer and was weakened more than ever before\u2014he blessed me in an amazing way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe last night I was ever with him, he was just laying on his bed in his room\u2014he couldn\u2019t move at that point. I said: \u201cDad would you pray a prayer for me \/ pray a blessing over me? I\u2019m going back to Seattle tomorrow.\u201d He put his hand on me\u2014and with his voice, which is the same raspy voice as mine, but a lot weaker, at that point\u2014he said: \u201cDear God, help Jeff remember his talent. Help him remember the force for good he is in this world. And help us both remember the only thing that matters is \u2018Thy will be done.\u2019\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn those words, he, number one, said: \u201cI affirm your identity,\u201d which he matched up with talent. Now, I think that our talent comes from being a child of God, with the spark of divinity in us that was made to love others and to make the world a better place. Secondly, he affirmed my mission in this world\u2014he said, \u201cHelp him remember the force for good.\u201d Frankly, he couldn\u2019t even finish the rest of it, but I knew what it was because he\u2019d said it to me many other times: \u201cYou are a force for good in this world. Always be a leader. Always make a difference.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd finally, he took the pressure off me; and he reminded us both that God is sovereign. What happens is what He wants to have happen. We have no reason to be proud or humiliated \/ fearful or overconfident in ourselves. It\u2019s all about Him and His plan: \u201cThy will be done,\u201d is all we need to know\u2014let\u2019s remember that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a simple blessing that each of us\u2014grandpas and grandmas and moms and dads\u2014can pray over our little children, repeatedly, and then at a certain age \/ maybe 18, or 21, or at a wedding\u2014or when you\u2019re on your deathbed\u2014but I wouldn\u2019t wait until that point because you don\u2019t know that you\u2019ll have the chance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou could write it in a note, or you could put your hand on the shoulder of one of your loved ones and tell them: \u201cYou know, I\u2019m so proud of who God made you to be and all that special talent in you. You can make a difference in this world, and I\u2019ve seen you do it. I can\u2019t wait to see the way you\u2019ll shape people\u2019s lives. I don\u2019t want you ever to worry about what happens because God\u2019s in charge. May His will be done in your life and mine.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And I think, if your dad was here, I think he\u2019d be smiling right now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Yes, he would.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He would be smiling because you, not only heard what he said, you have lived out what he said. It\u2019s a privilege to do life with you and be in the battle for the family. You\u2019re a difference-maker for Christ, and for marriages, and families. I\u2019m privileged to have you on our broadcast.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you, Dennis and Bob\u2014this has been a blast\u2014appreciate it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I hope a lot of our listeners are going to get a copy of your book. We\u2019ve got it in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource center. The book is called <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>. You can go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click in the upper left-hand corner of the screen where it says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d You\u2019ll see information about Jeff Kemp\u2019s book, <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>, as soon as you\u2019re there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou may think of somebody you know in your neighborhood \/ in your workplace\u2014somebody you know who\u2019s going through a challenging time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf that person has any interest in football and really, wherever they are spiritually, this would be a great book to give to them because they will find practical help and great insights from Jeff Kemp. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy of the book, <em>Facing the Blitz<\/em>, by Jeff Kemp. Click in the upper left-hand corner of the screen where it says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d You can order your copy of the book from us, online. Or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order a copy of the book over the phone\u20141-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, one of the things we try to help couples anticipate\u2014couples who come to our <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup>marriage getaways\u2014we talk about the fact that most people don\u2019t get through the game of life without facing the blitz. They don\u2019t get through the game of life without getting blindsided \/ getting tackled\u2014something comes your way\u2014some challenge \/ some issue that you need to be ready for it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou need to make sure your marriage relationship is strong and well-anchored so that, when the storms come, you can stand firm. Here, at FamilyLife, we\u2019re committed to helping you do that. This daily radio program, the resources we provide, our podcast, our website\u2014all of it is designed with one thought in mind: \u201cHow can we help people stand strong and have a healthy thriving marriage and family? What can we do to help?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe appreciate those of you who see the value in what we\u2019re doing and who help support the ministry with donations. We are listener-supported\u2014so it\u2019s your donations which cover the cost of producing and syndicating this daily radio program \/ cover the cost for our website and all that we\u2019re doing. We\u2019re grateful for the Legacy Partners, who are monthly supporters of the ministry, and for those of you who make an occasional contribution to help us defray the cost of ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re able to make a donation, right now, we\u2019d like to extend our thanks by sending you a couple books\u2014one from Dennis Rainey for men\u2014it\u2019s a book called <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. You\u2019ve heard us talk about that book for a while, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. And we\u2019d also like to send a book for women\u2014a book written by our friends, Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Mary Kassian. It\u2019s a new book called <em>True Woman 201<\/em>\u2014looking at the interior design of a woman\u2019s life\u2014<em>Ten Elements of Biblical Womanhood<\/em>. It\u2019s a brand-new book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBoth of these books are our thank-you gift to you when you help with a donation today of, at least, $50 in support of the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. Click on the link in the upper right-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cI CARE,\u201d to make an online donation; or call 1-800-FLTODAY. Make your donation over the phone and ask for the two books we talked about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr if you\u2019d prefer, you can mail a donation to us at FamilyLife Today, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope you can join us back again tomorrow. If you\u2019ve ever had any questions about the ministry of the Holy Spirit\u2014how He works in your life, in your marriage, in your family \/ what is His role?\u2014we\u2019re going to talk about that tomorrow with our guest, J.D. Greear. Hope you can join us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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