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When one thinks of Demi Tebow, there are a number of titles that they could go by, from the winner of Miss. Universe title to model, author, and even the wife of football player Tim Tebow. Demi likes all of those titles and is thankful that God has given them to her, but the one that she likes the most is being a child of God. Demi is clear that her faith matters a great deal to her and is the reason she is the person she is today. In her new one-hundred-day devotional, Knowing Who You Are Because of Who God Is. One hundred days to unbreakable faith is one that she is hoping women will lean into and walk away knowing that God has called them to a life of discipleship and meaning. 

Crosswalk: What’s it like being a new mom, and how is the baby doing?
Demi-Leigh Tebow: The baby girl's doing wonderful. If you could just see Tim being a dad, it's just the sweetest, sweetest experience to see how much he interacts with her and enjoys being around her. Tim has been a great husband, throughout the last couple of weeks stepping into parenthood and navigating this new normal. I've realized life will never be the same in all the best ways possible. 

CW: Where were you when you decided to write the new devotional?
DLT: Daphne was still in my belly, I got to dedicate this book to her, Daphne’s middle name is Reign it's a name that Tim and I really loved, as image bearers of God we've been created to rule and to reign on, on this earth. Our prayer and our hope for her life is not that she will rule and reign in power, but in purpose, in the purpose that God has created her for, so she was on my mind and in my belly as I was writing the devotional. 

CW: What was it like writing one hundred devotionals?
DLT: Writing a devotional was a lot more work than I ever anticipated. It's kind of like you're writing a hundred little mini books, I decided to base the devotional on twenty promises, based in Scripture. It took the pressure off me because all I had to do was speak to what Scripture was already saying, and that was the fun part. I think getting to dive into some of the promises that God makes for each and every one of our lives was so special. Understanding the Hebrew and the Greek behind certain words just opened up a whole new world to me. 

CW: Why did you feel like you had to write the devotional?
DLT: Statistic that tells us that 85% of people have at some point in their lives struggled with low self-esteem. I think a lot of that can be linked back to comparison issues; it's so easy for us nowadays to compare our everyday stories to somebody else's highlight reel. It's the best of the best snippets in 30 seconds. What we compare our whole week or day or year or two, is somebody else's highlight reel. I think it's so easy to get caught up in that, of something that ultimately isn't even realistic or real. I think it's something that I've struggled with, it's a very real problem that people face. I also believe that as the body of Christ, we've been created to be a part of a community. When we focus on a community that loves us, that cares for us, that perhaps shares our faith, we can turn that comparison into a celebration instead of comparison, celebrating our uniqueness and our differences.

CW: What are you hoping that people gain from the book?
DLT: The seasons that I questioned my identity, in those moments where that season came to an end was because I rooted my identity in something that was temporary and something that was never meant to last. I've learned in my life personally, the things that will last for all of eternity or that can last for all of eternity is the impact that we have in other people's life.

Photo credit: ©GettyImages/Raymond Hall/Contributor

MAINA MWAURA is a freelance writer and journalist who has interviewed over 800 influential leaders, including two US Presidents, three Vice-Presidents, and a variety of others. Maina, is also the author of the Influential Mentor, How the life and legacy of Howard Hendricks Equipped and Inspired a Generation of Leaders. Maina and his family reside in the Kennesaw, Georgia area.

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When one thinks of Demi Tebow, there are a number of titles that they could go by, from the winner of Miss. Universe title to model, author, and even the wife of football player Tim Tebow. Demi likes all of those titles and is thankful that God has given them to her, but the one that she likes the most is being a child of God. Demi is clear that her faith matters a great deal to her and is the reason she is the person she is today. In her new one-hundred-day devotional, Knowing Who You Are Because of Who God Is. One hundred days to unbreakable faith is one that she is hoping women will lean into and walk away knowing that God has called them to a life of discipleship and meaning. 

Crosswalk: What’s it like being a new mom, and how is the baby doing?
Demi-Leigh Tebow: The baby girl's doing wonderful. If you could just see Tim being a dad, it's just the sweetest, sweetest experience to see how much he interacts with her and enjoys being around her. Tim has been a great husband, throughout the last couple of weeks stepping into parenthood and navigating this new normal. I've realized life will never be the same in all the best ways possible. 

CW: Where were you when you decided to write the new devotional?
DLT: Daphne was still in my belly, I got to dedicate this book to her, Daphne’s middle name is Reign it's a name that Tim and I really loved, as image bearers of God we've been created to rule and to reign on, on this earth. Our prayer and our hope for her life is not that she will rule and reign in power, but in purpose, in the purpose that God has created her for, so she was on my mind and in my belly as I was writing the devotional. 

CW: What was it like writing one hundred devotionals?
DLT: Writing a devotional was a lot more work than I ever anticipated. It's kind of like you're writing a hundred little mini books, I decided to base the devotional on twenty promises, based in Scripture. It took the pressure off me because all I had to do was speak to what Scripture was already saying, and that was the fun part. I think getting to dive into some of the promises that God makes for each and every one of our lives was so special. Understanding the Hebrew and the Greek behind certain words just opened up a whole new world to me. 

CW: Why did you feel like you had to write the devotional?
DLT: Statistic that tells us that 85% of people have at some point in their lives struggled with low self-esteem. I think a lot of that can be linked back to comparison issues; it's so easy for us nowadays to compare our everyday stories to somebody else's highlight reel. It's the best of the best snippets in 30 seconds. What we compare our whole week or day or year or two, is somebody else's highlight reel. I think it's so easy to get caught up in that, of something that ultimately isn't even realistic or real. I think it's something that I've struggled with, it's a very real problem that people face. I also believe that as the body of Christ, we've been created to be a part of a community. When we focus on a community that loves us, that cares for us, that perhaps shares our faith, we can turn that comparison into a celebration instead of comparison, celebrating our uniqueness and our differences.

CW: What are you hoping that people gain from the book?
DLT: The seasons that I questioned my identity, in those moments where that season came to an end was because I rooted my identity in something that was temporary and something that was never meant to last. I've learned in my life personally, the things that will last for all of eternity or that can last for all of eternity is the impact that we have in other people's life.

Photo credit: ©GettyImages/Raymond Hall/Contributor

MAINA MWAURA is a freelance writer and journalist who has interviewed over 800 influential leaders, including two US Presidents, three Vice-Presidents, and a variety of others. Maina, is also the author of the Influential Mentor, How the life and legacy of Howard Hendricks Equipped and Inspired a Generation of Leaders. Maina and his family reside in the Kennesaw, Georgia area.