Relationships

The first recorded scripture in the Bible which deals with relationships is Gen.2:18, “Its not good that man should be alone.” We have used that as a matrimonial prescription but its application is much broader. If it only applied to matrimony it would eliminate all those who are single.

 Even thought Adam is named first in Gen.1, he is the last creature to receive an identity in Gen.2. After he identifies everything God created, he identifies the woman and then himself. Its only after he is introduced to Eve that he take on his own identity. His identification is connected to his relationship with her.

In Gen. chapters 12 & 20, Sarah is identified as Abrahams “sister and wife.” In Gen.26, Rebekah is identified as Isaac’s “sister and wife.” In SOS 4:9,10,12; 5:1, The bride is identified as “my sister, my spouse.” A sister is someone you communicate with. A wife is someone you’re intimate with.

The most powerful tool ever given to man is speech. Communication not only creates relationships but it sustains them, and a wife requires both conversation as well as intimacy. “There are three ways to get a message out: 1] television 2] telephone 3] tell-a-woman.”

Leadership

Tim Tebow is not a religious symbol. He’s a shrine to the power of a strong, committed, passionate two-parent upbringing. Tebow’s performance on the football field is testament to Bob and Pam Tebow and what they instilled in their youngest child.

What should be dawning on us — is that, thanks to a rock-solid, two-parent upbringing, Tebow is quite different from other young QB’s in terms of mental and emotional makeup.

What do I mean?

NFL quarterback is a position best played by young men who were raised by strong fathers. Quarterback is the ultimate leadership position. You have to be taught how to lead. You have to be taught how to prepare.

Other young QB‘s, athletic freaks on par with Tebow, do not have Tebow’s nuclear-family foundation. These young QB’s entered the league emotionally immature and with a set of values inconsistent with the values that lead to consistent, strong QB play.

Tebow is the first super-athletic quarterback who also has the discipline to prepare. That’s a huge advantage. Tebow is winning because he curtails his mental errors. He’s thrown few interceptions and lost two fumbles since taking over as the starter for Denver. Denver’s winning formula is basic and old school. The Broncos stop the run, run the football and win the turnover battle.

You can’t build a revolutionary offense around a quarterback who lacks the discipline or maturity to prepare. As it relates to Tebow’s on-field performance, we should spend more time celebrating his two-parent upbringing.