People are talking about Tim Tebow's Denver Bronco's overtime payoff victory over the Steelers as a miracle. Others see his 316 (as in John 3:16, perhaps the defining biblical verse of Christianity) passing yards in the game as a sign from God. You could even look at the game as battle between Tebow and the anti-Tebow (sorry Ben, you don't have the reputation of a good man).
Well, I don't believe they are signs or miracles. God doesn't care who wins the game. Going out on a limb, I don't believe Tebow thinks God is controlling the outcome of the game. What matters is that God is glorified—win or lose. If prayer or devotion swayed the outcome of your life in your favor, Christianity would be nothing more than a recitation of incantations. It is nothing close to that.
From what I have seen and read, Tebow is the real deal. The real deal Christian that is. Whether he is the real deal as a quarterback, to be listed with the greats, that is to be seen.
He has proven himself to be a winner at every level he has played in. He QB'd his high school to a state championship, his college to the National Championship—twice. Not many thought his Broncos deserved to be in the playoffs, let alone given a chance to beat the Steelers. Well, anything can happen in the NFL.
One of my other favorite players was also a driven winner and a Christian—the Bears Mike Singletary. The iconic image of Samurai Mike was through his face mask with those crazy, intense eyes. Singletary is a man who believes that "The meek shall inherit the earth," but he would explain to you that meek is not a synonym for docile or wimpy.
After Tebow ran in a touchdown, he had that same Singletary intensity. He was cheering on and motivating his teammates and causing the hair to stand up on my arm. My sixteen year old daughter said "wow" because she understands what a game face is and has seen that same desire to win.
So, when the Broncs lose in the playoffs (and they will, because they are not that good, yet) that does not mean Tim fell out of God's favor. If the outcome were that easily swayed by God, the Saints would win every Super Bowl and the Padres would win the World Series year after year.
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