Special Feature
Samford University’s Orlean Beeson School of Education will host two-time national champion and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow on March 14 at 7 p.m. in Samford’s Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center. Tebow will share insights from his book Mission Possible which will inspire you to find your mission, pursue your purpose and create a life that counts. Learn more about this special event at www.samford.edu/education/events.
Here is one powerful excerpt from Mission Impossible.
Faithful Stewardship by Tim Tebow
If the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
—2 Corinthians 8:12
Remember that parable Jesus told about three servants in Matthew 25? The first was given ten talents to manage, the second, five talents, and the third, one talent. Each servant was given exactly what he could handle. When their master asked to see what became of their original portions, the first two servants reportedly doubled the investment. However, the third, though he had the smallest portion and therefore the least risk, only hid his share, in the name of keeping it safe. His master, angry with the servant, declared him unfaithful with his portion.
What has God given you to work with? It may be tempting to look at what others have and neglect to care for what He has given you to manage, especially if it seems that others have more. Excellence is being and doing your personal best. It’s working with what you have, as the servants were required to do. We are all in different situations in life. We have different limitations and are expected to work within them. The goal is not to do everything perfectly but to give of what we have.
If you have time, give it. If you have a talent, offer it. If all you can do is offer genuine prayers, then offer those. Don’t look around you to the other people. God works through our obedience, not our abundance.
How can you be a faithful steward of whatever you have today?
Excerpted from Mission Possible One-Year Devotional by Tim Tebow. Copyright © 2022 by Tim Tebow. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Tim Tebow is a two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, first-round NFL draft pick, former professional baseball player, and college football analyst with ESPN and the SEC Network. He’s also the founder and leader of the Tim Tebow Foundation and the author of five New York Times bestselling books, including Mission Possible, and the children’s book Bronco and Friends: Mission Possible. His latest books are the Mission Possible One-Year Devotional and Mission Possible One-Year Devotional for Young Readers. Tim and his wife, Demi-Leigh Tebow (Miss Universe 2017), live in Jacksonville, Florida, with their three dogs. Visit him at TimTebow.com and @timtebow.
