In storms of crisis, Joe was a haven of calm. When projects went wrong … when upper management was out of reach … Joe held the course. A team member asked Joe his secret. He said: “In the Army, I served in a Cavalry Regiment. And we had a saying in the Cav, ‘When all else fails, execute the last order you get.’ ”
This is Howard Butt Jr. of Laity Lodge. Have you ever had a day go haywire? Customers revolt … competitors up to tricks … colleagues at cross-purposes? Be assured: God is close by. Let others panic and scramble. Offer up a quick prayer. Your job is to do the best you can with the direction you have … in the high calling of our daily work.
“You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”— Hebrews 10:36
