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This Is the Day
People have said that Im frugal with my praise for others. Perhaps its because I always expect those around me to give their best. Unfortunately, its a fact that always giving our best is not in our nature. Rather, its in our nature to take the easy way out. Being better than that and giving our best every day with a positive attitude is what makes us special. This Is the Day puts that notion in perspective. Tim Tebow gives the reader tools to make ones goals and dreams a reality. I admire Timmy as a friend and a philosopher of the game and life. He speaks from experience and from the heart.
N ICK S ABAN, head football coach, University of Alabama
I know it can be challenging to live with passion or to stay motivated. Through personal experience and heart-warming stories, my dear friend Tim Tebow shows you how. Learn the little and big changes you can make to transform your life and, in the exciting process, impact the world around you!
R OBIN R OBERTS , Good Morning America
Often, we connect the phrase follow your dreams into self-oriented goals we want to accomplish. Tim Tebow is all about living your dreams, but in a way thats meaningfulnot just to become rich or famous or to look or feel good. This Is the Day is about becoming the person God created you to be and living a life filled with purpose.
R ICHARD P ETTY , seven-time NASCAR Championship winner
No matter your gender, how old you are, your background, how much money you have (or dont) in the bank, theres something for everyone to be enjoyed in this book. Find practical ways to start living a life that means something instead of letting life keep you down.
J AMIE F OXX , Oscar and Grammy Award winner
I have followed Tim Tebow for many years and have always been so grateful for his strong, unswerving Christian testimony. His boldness and strength of character consistently inspire those around him, and his new book, This Is the Day, will continue to inspire many more. The Bible encourages us to make the most of the time we are given. With Jesus Christ at the center of our lives, there is no limit to what He can accomplish through us.
F RANKLIN G RAHAM , president and CEO of Samaritans Purse and the BGEA
T HIS I S THE D AY
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, a division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NIV ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. (www.zondervan.com). The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica Inc.
Details in some anecdotes and stories have been changed to protect the identities of the persons involved.
Copyright 2018 by Timothy R. Tebow
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Published in the United States by WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
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Paperback ISBN9780525650447
Ebook ISBN9780525650423
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Names: Tebow, Tim, 1987 author.
Title: This is the day / Tim Tebow.
Description: First edition. | Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018011299 | ISBN 9780525650300 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780525650423 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Christian life.
Classification: LCC BV4501.3 .T43 2018 | DDC 248.4dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018011299
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Cover photograph: Bryan Soderlind
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Contents
Imagine waking up each day fueled by a whisper: This is the day. A day for what? you wonder. A day for change. A day that can be different, better than yesterday. A day that, even in the revolving door of responsibilities and to-dos, can be filled with more purpose and passion than you think possible.
Imagine when hearing the sound of the morning alarm, instead of groaning or slapping the snooze button, you awakenmind, heart, and soulto possibility. Something better. Something more.
You open your eyes, and before your feet hit the ground running, you pause. You choose not to be ruled by the tune of just getting by, not to allow what really matters to get swallowed up by the daily grind, and not to ignore what you really want out of life.
When I was a kid, my parents each had a unique way of waking up my siblings and me. The difference between Mom doing it and Dad doing it was pretty drastic. Mom would swing my bedroom door wide open and in her sweet voice sing the song based on Psalm 118:24: This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (If you went to church as a kid, you might remember singing this song.) Dad did things a little differently. He would rush in and shout in a deep voice, Here we go! Are you alive, alert, awake, and enthusiastic?
Differences aside, my parents made clear that this was the day to get out of bed and make it count.
This is the day that God has made. This day. Right now. Whatever moment you are breathing in, God made this day. Even when times are tough, something about this day is good. Theres always a reason, however small, to find joy in this day. Sometimes we have to choose to look for it. Sometimes we have to ask God to help us find it.
God gives us today as a gift. He wants us to pursue it, not just for selfish ambition but to do something meaningful with it. To use it to grow, to love others well, to help someone, to pursue a dream Hes put on our hearts. This is the day to live without fear of the unknown, without being chained by failure or what-ifs. This is the day to be willing to change, to be open, to believe, to hope. If we dont attack each day with this intentionality, its almost like telling God, Thanks, but no thanks.
How different would your day be if you lived out the words of Psalm 118:24? Think about it; really think about it.
Is there something you would change?
Is there someone you would reach out to?
Is there something you would need to give?
Is there something you would need to let go of?
Im not saying putting this into practice is easy. Hard times are inevitable. Obstacles will come. Some battles are harder to fight than others. You may get knocked down, but you dont have to stay there. Each day you wake up, you have a chance to get unstuck, to step out of a comfortable routine that may be limiting your potential, and to fight for something thats important.