God resists the proud...

Success is normally harder to deal with than failure. It is so easy to imagine that our success is simply the result of our own efforts.

Peterson is undoubtedly one of the greatest running backs of all time. He is also kidding himself when he says that next year he will break the record with ease. Terrell Davis looked unstoppable in 1998. In '99 he only played four games. Dickerson set the single season rushing record in his second year of play. Even though he played nine more seasons he never gave the record a serious run again. The year after Barry Sanders joined the 2,000+ club he ran for less than 1,500 yards.

The lesson from this isn't how foolish Adrian Peterson is. It is to remember to give thanks to God for all the successes that he grants us; to enjoy them rather than regretting what might have been; and to remember with Moses to number our days (Psalm 90).

He is being both!

Love,

David

Armstrong was a cheat, I've never seen the slightest indication that Peterson is a cheat.  I'm sure he's far from perfect but prior to the quote you give he also said this:

"It would mean a lot to win the MVP," Peterson said. "I want to win it and I think I've worked hard enough, but it's not going to define me."

Not perfect but honest.

And he's also said this:

“Jesus Christ means the world to me. I’ve been through so many different situations through my childhood and now my adulthood…God just helped me get through them and made me stronger at a young age. (Through) all the adversity and hard times I’ve been through, God has always been present. I’ve always prayed to Him and asked Him to give me the strength to endure and to help others and to better understand whatever situation I deal with in my personal life. And He has always showed up! It brings hope and peace of mind knowing that God gave His only begotten Son for us. I’m able to look back and know that on Christmas day Jesus was born and gave us the opportunity to have eternal life. No matter how many flaws we have, our God is so forgiving and understanding. He’ll never leave you or forsake you. So that brings peace to me.”

Now I don't know whether he is regenerate or not but the NFL could use more pride of that stripe.

I may not be as fond of the Vikings as I once was. But I'll NEVER root for the Packers? Never. 

The staff at Lambeau Field is being wise, they're cancelling alcohol sales a quarter earlier than normal.

Kamilla,

I'm a Wisconsin native and have rooted for the Pack since the famous Ice Bowl against the Cowboys in the mid-60's (I was in the 4th grade). My husband is also a Pack fanatic, too.

I'm sorry for you that the Vikings lost, but we hope that this year that the Pack is Back!

I was staying in a hotel in Green Bay in January one year and we were snowed in. We went down to the hotel restaurant to eat and as we were standing in line the Green Bay Packers came in. The hotel staff told us we had to leave and that we could not be in the restaurant with the players. I'm a big man but they were mostly much much bigger. Were they afraid we were going to assault them? Who knows. But I do know we got kicked out, got no breakfast and had no where to go to get it that day due to snow. We got a taste of the worship given to these large men that day and it was sickening.