While waiting on The Amazing Race to come on tonight, I caught the tail end of the 60 Minutes' piece on Tom Brady. At the very end of the interview, he made a comment that raised my eyebrows...
“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, ‘Hey man, this is what is.’ I reached my goal, my dream, my life. Me, I think, ‘God, it's got to be more than this.’ I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be.”
The reporter asked him if he had any answers. Brady's response:
“I wish I knew. I wish I knew...I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I’m trying to find."
Here's a guy who is on his way to shattering every single season record there is for a quarterback in the NFL, is the field general of what go down as the greatest NFL team of all time, already has 3 Super Bowl victories, dates whoever he wants, wears whatever he wants, has a contract worth $60 million, etc. and he admits that sometimes he looks at his life and wonders, "Is this all there is?"
I immediately fast forwarded 30 years in my life and thought, "If this deal in Columbia is wildly successful, would I look at my life and wonder 'Is this all there is?'" Satisfaction does not come from accomplishments. It comes from identity, security, and legacy - knowing who I am in Christ, being that person everyday, and leaving a legacy of faith that far outlives me.
Even though his team demolished my 'Phins again today, God used Tom Brady to speak into my life. I hope He speaks into yours through this, too. Being Tom Brady won't satisify you...being who Jesus made you to be will.
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