The woes of a Lion

Play makers! You have the quarterback, you have the monster receiver, and you have a decent running game. But alas, something just isn't working. You look great on TV, and whenever your talked about people always picture the names and faces of the a fore mentioned positions. But before I try to butter this up any further I'll just be blunt with you...your defense needs help. And not just any kind of help, you need the kind of help a double amputee needs. You have no legs, or, talent. What you need is new legs, or, new players, and/or perhaps new coaches too.

But one thing we all can agree on is that you had a chance. You had a dream. You just didn't deliver...Oh, the woes of being a Detroit Lion.

Not much can be said for the success of the Lions this season, or a lot of teams for that matter. But people had them held high. They were Super Bowl picks for some, and division winners for many. But something didn't pan out.

The thrower to catcher duo of Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson made Detroit fans feel swell about things. These were two young emerging all-stars. Top fantasy picks by many. But the old saying comes ringing about - football is a team game. Three realms of this game must be played as well as the other for a consistent successful team. You hurt yourself on Special Teams by giving the opponent good field position. You hurt yourself on Offense by not scoring. But ultimately you hurt yourself on Defense by giving up points. By not defending your end-zone.

Now, if I can, I'll see if I can turn this into and understandable concept.

We as Christians ought to be proclaiming the name of Christ. But what happens when I can't defend what I have just told a person? What happens when I tell a person that they need to be saved, but can't tell them why?

Sure, I may sound pretty. Detroit looks pretty on Offense. But if I can't defend what I have just proclaimed then I'm just like a Lion's team that can't defend their own goal. We need to be ready to defend what we say, with the Word of God!

We need to be properly trained and have knowledge of what we say. We need to spend time in the Bible. We need to be what we preach. To be as Christ, the ultimate goal.

Now, we as humans have faults, we're not perfect. But that doesn't mean that we should try to hide behind the eloquence of a good Offense or think that if we use extreme vocabulary in a perfect grammatical way that people will believe what we say.

Defense...it's key. Be ready to back up what you say. Don't wait until game day, start now! Get into God's Word! Don't be like Detroit. Don't hide behind the looks of fancy players on Offense. Get some defense and be prepared.

Are you ready?