"I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God"
About this Quote
The language is intentionally simple, almost childlike, because the point is legibility. “Come into my heart” is evangelical shorthand that skips theology for intimacy; it’s less a doctrine than a relationship pitch. The subtext is allegiance. Tebow frames identity (“make me a child of God”) as the outcome of a clear decision, not a slow drift, which matches the broader evangelical culture of the “moment” - the before-and-after story that organizes a life.
Context does the rest. Tebow’s public brand has long fused athletic performance with conspicuous Christianity, and this quote functions like origin mythology: the first chapter that makes later chapters feel inevitable. It also quietly recruits the listener. By centering his mom, he signals safety and approval; by narrating the exact words, he offers a script. In the Tebow era of sports celebrity, where authenticity is currency, the power here is that it refuses irony. It dares you to either respect the conviction or admit you’re uncomfortable with it.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Tebow, Tim. (2026, January 17). I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grabbed-my-mom-and-i-went-to-the-couch-and-i-65954/
Chicago Style
Tebow, Tim. "I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grabbed-my-mom-and-i-went-to-the-couch-and-i-65954/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grabbed-my-mom-and-i-went-to-the-couch-and-i-65954/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.




