5 for Achievements and Accolades

1. The counting comes with appropriate living (Philippians 3:7-10)
2. Trust the Giver of your gifts (Matthew 25:25-29)
3. Approval of accomplishments is at the end (Matthew 25:21)
4. Know the real accomplishment (Ecclesiastes 2:10)
5. Having it “all” can still leave a longing* (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)

*In 2007, with 3 Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady said, “... I think, God, it’s gotta be more than this. I mean this can’t be what it’s all cracked up to be. I mean I’ve done it. I’m 27. And what else is there for me?”