"The bottom line, my identity is in Jesus.”
49ers QB Brock Purdy with poignant words on his faith in Christ from August 2021 pic.twitter.com/PlNtmcngMZ
— Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) January 19, 2023
Though Brock Purdy was the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, San Francisco 49ers quarterback is anything but irrelevant. After leading his team to six straight victories and a 19-12 play-off victory over the Dallas Cowboys, he and his teammates are now headed to the NFC Championship game.
But a deeper look into Purdy reveals his true identity is not what round he was drafted in or what he does for living. His identity is found in the person of Jesus Christ.
In this Sports Spectrum article, it quotes Purdy saying on the Sports Spectrum Podcast from August and the tweet above, “It was just a great reminder of where my identity is, where it lies. And it’s in Jesus. And I continue to lean on Him. Again, the next day I didn’t go out and throw for 500 yards and was this awesome quarterback, but it was just this peace that I had with Him knowing that, ‘Hey, no matter what I’m going to face moving forward during college football, God and Jesus are going to be my identity. And whatever I face, I won’t be shaken from it.’ I’ve got a great foundation in Him.”
Furthermore, Purdy said in this ChristineHeadlines article, “You go out there, you prepare as best you can, you get better every single day at practice, and once you get your opportunity, it’s what are you going to do with it? For me, I believe in the Lord, and I trust in Him. I just go out there, and I just play?”
The following are 10 statements on The Faith and Leadership of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy we glean from those two articles:
- Brock Purdy’s Identity Is In Jesus Christ – Side note, so should ours. He said, “It was just a great reminder of where my identity is, where it lies. And it’s in Jesus.”
- Brock Purdy Continually Relies On Jesus – He continued, “And I continue to lean on Him.”
- Brock Purdy Is Not Changed By Circumstances Or His Performance – He added, “Again, the next day I didn’t go out and throw for 500 yards and was this awesome quarterback, but it was just this peace that I had with Him knowing that, ‘Hey, no matter what I’m going to face moving forward during college football, God and Jesus are going to be my identity.”
- Brock Purdy Will Not Be Shaken By What He Faces – Purdy stated, “And whatever I face, I won’t be shaken from it.’ I’ve got a great foundation in Him.”
- Brock Purdy Still Puts In The Work – Purdy noted, “You go out there, you prepare as best you can.”
- Brock Purdy Still Continually Improves – Purdy goes on, “You get better every single day at practice, and once you get your opportunity, it’s what are you going to do with it?”
- Brock Purdy Believes In The Lord – “For me, I believe in the Lord.”
- Brock Purdy Trusts In The Lord – “I trust in Him.”
- Brock Purdy Has Freedom In The Lord – Purdy rests in the assurance that, “I just go out there, and I just play?”
- Purdy concludes, “The bottom line, my identity is in Jesus.”
Win or lose this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, I’m rooting for the person of Brock Purdy. But something tells me whether they win or lose, Purdy’s identity will still be found in Jesus Christ.
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