As I said the other, I like Tom Brady. And yesterday he showed why. With a steel and coolness he & the Patriots destroyed Tim Tebow and the Broncos. I can hear some folks today saying, “where was Tim’s God in that game?” and “I guess God likes Tom Terrific better than the Mile High Messiah”.
I’ve also heard things like ‘God doesn’t care about a football game.’ I’ve been intrigued by comments such as this as they show a different understanding of God than the one I have. I see God as a parent, one who has allowed us to build this world as we see fit. It’s like being a parent of a teenager and you give them the keys to your car to go out on their first date. You give them directions but when rubber meets road they are the ones making the decisions.
God as parent is interesting in everything that happens to us, in my opinion. That ranges from the mundane decisions all the way to major ones that affect alter the course of our lives. There’s only one reason: love. When you love someone or something they interest you and you take time to get to know them. I tend to think that with God He’s very much interested in all things human and seeing what new and interesting ideas we come up with.
So what’s His position on sports? Does God love Brady more than Tebow? Hardly, instead people need to remember how much freedom God has given us to determine our own future. We often blame God for the bad and forget about Him when things go well. And, in my opinion, we often eschew responsibility in either case. I believe it was Paul who said, “I give thanks to God in all things” – good or bad. Paul understood that good and bad times were temporary, the only constant was the goodness of God.
I believe Tebow understands that winning/losing isn’t the important thing but that how he conducts himself after a win or loss is. So while Brady’s Patriots move on to the AFC Championship, Tebow’s relationship with God is unaltered. And that’s the way it should be.
Go Ravens!
