Tebow Needs This??????

Have you ever stopped to think that those people you hold up as great heroes of faith might actually need to see God do something impossible for them? So often when I look at people I admire for their service to God I don't think of them as needing God intimately. I'm pretty sure it's because I see them open themselves to God to be used for others so much that I don't often stop to think that maybe, just perhaps, they need to see God do something impossible to challenge their own walk, to help them in areas they may be struggling in.
     Last night as I was praying for Tebow, God led me to pray that this request be fulfilled because Tebow needs to see it done. My first thought was, "Really, God? This guy is on fire for you, what could he possibly need that this request would fulfill?" As I began to think a little about that I realized that all we know of Tebow's life comes through the media. We see him in short segments or read about him in news articles. He is very upfront about his faith, don't get me wrong, and as far as we can tell, he lives a life that backs up what he says. But what about his day to day life? While his walk may be strong, he is human and there must be areas in which he struggles and grows discouraged. I cannot even begin to imagine the onslaught from Satan he must face every single day. I cannot imagine the pressure he faces everyday to live for his God around people who have no desire or intention of living for anyone but themselves. It must get discouraging to have to constantly battle not giving into his flesh. There has to be days where it would just be easier for him to cave on his convictions and ease the mocking and ridicule he endures. The pressure to conform must be enormous. He must grow weary and tired in the battle.
     These are many reasons why Stephanie was led to form UNINTIMIDATED, but isn't possible that Tebow himself needs to see God do something big and impossible for a group of sophomores in Hawaii? Couldn't that challenge his faith and encourage him just as much as the kids? I think so.
      I think we often forget that heroes of our faith need to see God work for them just as much as they need God to work through them (see guys...still a prepositional thing!!!!), not something I often think much about. I regularly pray that God works though Tebow to be a blessing, to be an answer to prayer, to be a light for Him in a dark place, but it never occurred to me that Tebow himself may need to see this done, that he may need the joy of seeing God perform a miracle. I'm not sure what this request could do for Tebow, he's seen some pretty miraculous things but maybe he has never seen God answer a prayer quite like this one, one based solely on a challenge of faith, no gimmicks, no pleas, no YouTube videos, just a group of kids who believe their God is capable of answering any prayer they bring to him, even a chance to meet Tim Tebow.