Tim Tebow

OK ~ I like football. See, confession is healthy and liberating. 
If you would like to confess....
sorry, but you will have to start your own blog. 

2 years ago, there was a young outspoken Christian quarterback
that played college football.  His first year in professional football,
he wound up in Denver, playing for the Broncos. 

If you don't like football, stick around, I actually have a point to
this illustration. 

To make this whole situation more interesting, the NFL players
went on strike and all the preseason training camps were cancelled. 
This put the new guys like Tim Tebow at a severe disadvantage.
But he shouldn't worry because 1st year guys never get to touch
the football anyway, right?

Through a comedy of errors, Tim Tebow winds up as starting
quarterback.  And through his outspoken testimony for Jesus Christ,
became the laughing stock of the sports commentators and was even
the brunt of a very mocking Saturday Night Live skit.

The interesting part is, even though Tim lacked a lot of the natural
talent that the NFL is accusomed to seeing, he is a natural leader.
The Denver Broncos had totally fallen apart and were a disgrace.
Until Tim Tebow stepped on the field. 

Suddenly Tim Tebow football jerseys were the hottest NFL
merchandise in the market and against everyone's expectations,
took the Broncos to the post season playoffs. 

Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway (general manager for the Broncos)
made statements to the press that he was personally going to train Tim
and prepare him for a long and distinguished career. 

From all appearances, the future of the Denver Broncos rested heavily
on the young shoulders of Tim Tebow. 

Then the Indianapolis Colts cut their old, broken down, injured,
quarterback and put him out to pasture.  The handwriting was on the wall,
the great old quarterback was in the sunset days of his career and he was done.

Until, John Elway and the Denver Broncos pointed Tim Tebow to the door
and hired the old injured quarterback to replace him.  So Tim is looking for
another team and the Broncos have an old quarterback with maybe a season
or two left in him. 

Your spiritual take-away from this is simple:
"Are you building your life for the future or are you making decisions that
provide you with fun today but no depth or stability for the future?" 

Show me, O LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.
You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man’s life is but a breath.
Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He bustles about, but only in vain;
 he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."
Psalm 39:4-7