Tip #9 "You do not have to be perfect to be perfect."
The New England Patriots(an NFL football team) are going for something that has never been accomplished in the history of the NFL tonight...A perfect 16-0 season. The Miami Dolphins went 14-0 in the 1970's. But, nobody has been able to achieve the nearly impossible feat of 16-0 since the season was lengthened over 25 years ago. Yet, the only team standing in the way of a "perfect" season is the NY Giants. The Giants are a good team. But, they really have nothing to play for since they have already made the playoffs. This game is virtually meaningless to them. The press interviews with the players and the coach imply something different. But, let's be real about this.
Who do you think will be more motivated to win tonight's game? The New York Giants whom have nothing to play for other than trying to be the team that stops the Patriots while risking injury to their starters one week before the playoffs or the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS playing for history and arguably the greatest record of all in the NFL...PERFECTION! Hmmmm, I predict the Patriots will win.
Let's assume that the Patriots win tonight. They have achieved a PERFECT season. But, were they perfect? Did they play perfectly? They should have lost at least one game that their opponent gave them multiple chances at the very end of the game with penalties and poor defensive play. There was also another game that they should have lost. But, once again they pulled it out in the end. So, did they go the entire season without making a mistake? Not even close. In fact, I am quite certain that they had a penalty or a turnover in the first half of the first game of the season they played...Hence, "perfection" ended before they won their first game. But, they still went 16-0(assuming they win tonight).
So, what can we learn from the Patriots? They had a perfect season without being perfect. Isn't that wonderful to know. The difference between success and failure is that those that succeed get up one more time than they fall. That's it! Eventually, they succeed.
Proverbs tells us "for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. So, for those of us that are Christians we know that we are only made perfect in Christ even though we fail over and over again we are still perfect because He is perfect and His blood covers our sins.
Since week 9 I have been cheering against the Patriots because I love the underdog. But, tonight I will cheer for the Patriots because they deserve it. WOW! What a team. Quite possibly the greatest team in the history of the NFL. If they WIN the Super Bowl on Feb. 3rd there is no doubt they will be crowned "The Greatest Team Ever."
GO PATRIOTS!!!
Tip #9 "You do not have to be perfect to be perfect."
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I don't like the Patriots and will be rooting for every team they play. That said, I do admire them. Another example of their imperfect perfection can be seen in their personnel. At almost every position you can easily think of better players on other teams. But no team maximizes players' talents as a group so well as the Patriots. Go Colts!
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