By Michaela Gordoni
Tim Tebow shared a word of wisdom on obedience this week, and we should all lean in to hear it.
“Obedience rarely waits for perfect conditions,” Tebow explained in an Instagram post this week. “In leadership and in life—calling often asks us to move before we fully understand where the path leads.”
“If there’s something you feel called to but keep pushing away…this is your invitation to lean in,” he said. “What are you feeling called to?”
He shared a photo that said, “Obedience requires trust. You don’t need all the answers.”
Tebow and his wife, Demi-Leigh, know from experience what it means to be obedient and die to self.
“Goodness can come from one simple act of obedience,” Demi said.
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Obedience takes courage — and it usually means living a life that’s significant rather than successful.
“Success is about you. Significance is about other people,” Tebow said. “Which are you chasing?”
Tebow is a former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner. His organization, the Tim Tebow Foundation, advocates for children with disabilities — and those whose lives are in jeopardy.
“I really believe that sports can be a catalyst for so much good, so much inspiration, for encouragement, for people to rally together,” he said. “[But] I hope I don’t end my life saying, ‘The most I gave was for a game.’”
He decided to follow God’s call to help disabled people when he was on a mission trip in the Philippines at age 15. There was a boy there named Sherwin who was born with backwards feet and was treated badly.
“I just knew that he wasn’t cursed to God,” Tebow said. “I also knew God was pricking my heart, saying, ‘Yeah, but what are you going to do about it?’ Meaning, ‘[How] are your actions going to show what he’s worth to you?’”
Years later, he hosted his first Night to Shine, which honors people with disabilities.
“I had tears coming down the sides of my face. I knew there was something special with this, and this was exactly what I was supposed to do,” he recalled.
Last year, he shared another post: “It’s not about feeling ready; it’s about being willing. ‘If you are willing and obedient, You will eat the good things of the land.’- Isaiah 1:19″
Demi also followed God’s obedience to share her story of purpose with others. She details a near-death experience and her realization of how God gives everyone a purpose in her book, A Crown That Lasts.
Part of the description reads, “The purpose of our lives is to love and serve God and others. Demi shows how you can be encouraged to focus not just on your aspirations, but on your greater purpose and leave behind a footprint of significance, not just success.”
So, if you feel God tugging at your heart, don’t wait to get your questions answered. Follow in faith “and you will eat the good things of the land.”
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