Now That's Dedication!

This past week was the college game of the season. Here in Nashville, it was 4-0 Vanderbilt(yea!) fighting for a historical victory over Auburn. If they won this one, it would be a 5-0 record that Vandy had not seen since the fourties (from my understanding of it.) I could not believe my eyes as I drove downtown around noon and saw all of the dedicated fans from both universities lining up to get in at five that evening. Black and gold outfits and bright orange were everywhere. I saw grown men who would probably not be caught dead in say a pink button down with a tie wear orange jumpsuits, with faces painted and carrying 9 foot tall AU flags. They were dedicated! I will not even get in to how much they spent on tickets or their driving time!
Imagine with me if you will this type of dedication, enthusiasm, and loyalty being channeled in to your spiritual lives. What would you see happen in your life, how deeper could you go and how would God be able to use you? Be careful though, because the same people that would have no problem with you having your face painted up like a tiger in public might just call you a religious freak or zealot if you have that kind of passion for the God who created you! They will have to get over it though, because I am going to passionatly pursue God with all I have. I hope that you do the same. It's like the old joke about chicken and pig sitting around in the barnyard, and chicken says to pig.. " you know, the farmer has been really good for us, lets make him a bacon and egg breakfast." Pig says to chicken.. "that's easy for you to say, all you have to do is contribute, I have to be committed." My parting questions to you are these....Where would you be in Christ if you started showing this kind of enthusiasm or passion in your life for God? Are the people around you just waiting for someone like you to ramp it up and really live deeper for God before they themselves change? Just something to ponder. Jory
p.s. Vandy won!