The Tennessee Titans were supposed to be good this year. They finished last year 13-3. The between season changes in personnel were minimal. This was supposed to be their year. They’re 0-6 now, coming off their worst defeat in franchise history.
The Broncos were supposed to struggle this year. New head coach, new quarterback, mediocre performance in recent years. Expectations weren’t high; it was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
Though the NFL season is still young, and a lot can change in the next three months, these two teams remind us that predictions and expectations don’t mean that much. What really matters is how you perform today.
From time to time in his letters, Paul mentioned that there were those in the church who didn’t think much of his doctrine or his ministry. Some believers — preachers among them — took pleasure in Paul’s imprisonment. Paul’s attitude was, in effect, it doesn’t matter what they think, what they want, what they like, or what they expect. I’m not doing this for them.
Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10)
We keep plugging away, day-after-day, in spite of success or in spite of failure, not because the world believes in us, but because we believe in Christ.
