Last season ESPN did series of behind the scenes at training camp across the NFL. One edition was with the Bengals, and of course it highlighted Mr. Chad Ochocinco. At one point the camera caught a candid conversation between Ochocinco (the worlds most interesting football player) and his coach. In his words, ‘I want to be the best ever, I wanna be better than Jerry Rice. And I need you to help me.’
At first I thought, wow he really is passionate about being good…but then I sat back and thought further into the process of Chad’s thinking and realized, he isn’t trying to be his best, he is just trying to be better than someone else.
How often do each of us do that? WE quit chasing who Jesus called and created us to be and begin trying to define and identify ourselves based on values from someone else. Greatness in the Kingdom means being like a child, Jesus words not mine. Kids are impressionable and teachable, maybe Jesus was on to something deeper than just a cute analogy.
If our only focus in life is to be better than someone else, we will never become the best version of ourselves, we will only become a bad version of someone else.
Colossians 2:10
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