The Redskins as of late have fallen into this slump… a ten year slump.
I attribute this mostly to what I call the “Yankee approach.”
This is where you trade your future away and spend HUGE money on big name players who then rob the team by playing worse then what was even thought to be possible…
Recent examples would be;
- haynesworth- 41 million
- Mcnabb- 32 million
These are some other examples;
- Jeff George, Brandon Lloyd, Adam archuleta, jeremiah trotter, Deon Sanders.
Finally some coaches that were horribly over paid;
coaches: spurrier, zorn, schottenheimer
But there is hope! A new coach has entered the picture. Mike shanahan.
With a new coach comes a new approach called “Rebuild.”
Rebuild- takes time. Wise use of resources and Smart personnel decisions.
A few recent examples would be…
- Played this last weekend without 13 of there opening day starters.
- 2 back ups had HUGE plays to help win the game this weekend.
- Sexy Rexy has 5 tds in his first 2 games, opposed to Mcnabbs 1 in his first 2… 6 weeks to get to 5 himself.
You see, rebuilds are never fun at first. They involve breaking old patterns, and creating a culture that is more advantageous to winning.
Both ripped to shreds by the media. I remember every season of the last decade, sports analysts ripping the Redskins spending Binge, and trading away there future(draft picks) for the now.
- and now with shanahan taking the reigns of the team the turn has been toward rebuild… except the minor hiccup that was the Mcnabb signing which fooled everyone into thinking we would be good. The media rips every move. Benching old, lazy players… starting them. Playing to many new players, not enough… Winning is the only silencer so to speak.
Life is the same way if we think about it…
Everyone goes for the quick fix.
Maximum use of Duct tape and sparkles. This will help you cover up your flaw or errors with busyness, or works rather then fixing the true issue…
-Struggling??? Smile through it, tell everyone your great. You’ll make it.
-Have issues you haven’t resolved. Move on, trade your hurt for something else.
-sin you haven’t surrendered to God… Get busy. It will help numb the reality that you cant handle all things alone.
-Keep believing that you can earn your way to heaven, and whatever you do don’t stand out.
Psalm 1- Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
- This verse can be played a few different ways…. You could very easily use this to justify the “quick fix.” Because it says you are blessed by making the external changes.
- But I heard a different view on this the other night from Rob Bell. He was saying that if you look at the verse it is a progression. Like sin. Walk, Stand, Sit. Which leads to the rebuild process.
- Both are a progression… Sin slows you down and stops you, gets you distracted. Where as the rebuild or restoration is pro active.
If someone buys a old house with the intention of making a new one, you don’t build on top of the house you have, right??? Instead you get rid of all the bad. Breaking it down to the foundation, rebuilding from the foundation looking inside looking for structure flaws.
Like rebuilding a sports team, or areas in your life that need a rebuild.
If you build off of sin in your life you are creating a weak point. You need to gut that sin and start fresh.
Phillipians 1.6- And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
If you trust in Christ and the work he has begun, no matter how far off you are… He will bring it to completion.
Trust
in Christ and be proactive in your restoration.
Reflect
on what areas or your life may need rebuild.
Act
out in the areas you seem fit to bring the good work in you to completion.
