I’ve been watching closely as NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has led the Denver Broncos to six straight wins and the lead in the AFC West. Right now, he’s the hottest thing since sliced bread…the flavor of the month. Everyone who covers the NFL wants a piece of him…every Christian organization seems to want a piece of him.
Tebow has been on my radar since he broke Buckeye fans’ hearts in the 2007 BCS Championship and I followed him closely while he ransacked defenses playing for Florida. I got interested in his story as the son of evangelical missionaries. And I can honestly say, part of it was that I wanted to figure out if this guy was for real…and I think he is.
Tim Tebow could be parading himself around right now as the ultimate example of Christian values and how they can equal success in the workplace, especially in team situations. But he’s not. Because he gets it. He’s turning down interviews and not allowing this success to monopolize his time. Tim Tebow understands that exalting himself is in complete contradiction to everything he believes in. He knows the temptations of getting too full of himself. He also knows that the same writers praising him right now will be the same ones ripping him when the Broncos lose a game. He knows the journey is over a lifetime, not over six weeks.
He gets James 4:10- “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
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