09/24/2026
A 5-Minute MUST READ from Tim Tebow's THE PURSUIT Newsletter that I receive by email. Link at the bottom to sign-up if you'd like to receive it. It's very good. - Andy
๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐?
A few years ago, my whole family was in Hawaii together for the first time. We were there to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday.
It was somewhere he'd always wanted to go. My dad always loved history. Especially military history. So, of course, we ended up at Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona. The USS Missouri National Memorial. Apache helicopter rides. Rappelling.The kind of trip my dad has dreamed about his whole life.
One morning, our family was all together in one of the hotel rooms. Drinking coffee. Laughing. Getting ready for another full day. Then it happened. Every phone in the room buzzed at once. Not a normal buzz โ that loud, jarring emergency kind you can't ignore. We all froze and looked down.
The message read:
โEMERGENCY ALERT: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.โ
Yeah. That kind of alert. You could hear people in the hallway starting to panic. Outside โ screeching tires. People frantically piling into cars. Everyone trying to escape the missile on its way. My siblings and I immediately went into high-alert mode. What do we do? Where do we go? How do we protect our family?
Then I looked over at my dad. There he was in the corner. Completely calm. He was mixing his coffee like nothing was happening. Not even a flinch. No raised voice. Just steady hands. I said, "Dad, what do you think we should do?" Without missing a beat, he looked up and said: "If it hits, what a day it would be! Because we'd be home with Jesus! But if it doesn'tโฆ What a day it would be. God still has something for us to do!"
His words hit me hard. There I was, sweating it out. Trying to take control of the situation. Meanwhile, my dad was resting in the promises of God.
I want to ask youโฆ
๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ช๐ ๐ช๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ช ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ช ๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก?
My heart rate had spiked. My dadโs stayed steady. Why? Because his confidence wasn't in what he could control. It came from knowing who his God was. That's the kind of faith I want. Not faith that falls apart under pressure. Faith that stands strong in the face of chaos.
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." โ Isaiah 26:3
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
No missile touched down that day. But that didnโt change my dadโs wisdom and example. He didn't need to know where it was coming from. His confidence was rooted in the unshakable truth that God is sovereign. And that this world isn't the end of the story.
Many of us live like we're the ones in control. But whether we like it or not, life will throw us into the unknown. We'll face things we didn't plan for. And when that happens, what we actually believe about God will rise to the surface.
That Morning in Hawaii Reminded Me โ There's a Better Way to Live. When you anchor your soul in God's promises, when you actually trust that He is in control You don't have to scramble when things go sideways. You can stir your coffee and say, "If it hits, I'm going home. If it doesn't, I've still got purpose."
Is your peace tied to knowing the plan, or knowing the Planner?
I believe your answer to that question will greatly impact those around you. I want to challenge you to make this your answer:
โNo matter the chaos around me, I trust the promises of God.โ Thatโs the Pursuit.
โ Tim Tebow
The Pursuit Newsletter from Tim Tebow. (timtebow.com/pursuit)
