Thursday; November 10

The other night Jeane and I were watching one of those sports shows about Tim Tebow. The interesting thing about the show was that, typically, these types of shows do a retrospective of the career of a player long after they have retired. Not only have they made their mark on the league, enough time has passed that history has given them either a thumbs up or thumbs down for their enduring legacy. This show, however, was filmed as Tim was still active. He had just left the Broncos and joined the Jets but the jury was still out on what was going to happen. In the years since then, we have seen his playing career come to an end … then try to restart … and even an attempt at a professional baseball career. To me, this shows that Tebow is such an interesting character, they just could wait to feature him.

When I think about Tim Tebow several things come to mind, but one that jumps out to me is how comfortable he is in his skin. He is who he is – like it or not. He is confident in his talents and his personal life, so he is able to be who he feels he should be. As I thought about his confidence, I was reminded of a quote from the Apostle Paul, “For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.” (II Timothy 1:12). Paul, like Tim, had a confidence that wasn’t so much grounded in himself as it was in his Lord.

Are we confident in who we are and what we can be? When we entrust ourselves to the Lord great things can happen to good people.

Think About It!

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