Yeah, baby!

     A few years ago my husband and I came across a unique individual.  It happened at Riverbend the night Foreigner was there.  We were looking forward to a night of good music and reminiscing.  But this guy was excited.  I mean REALLY excited.  He lives in another state, but comes to Chattanooga every year since he found out about Riverbend.  He loves the concerts.  He has a lot of fun.  I know.  I've watched him. 
     This guy really gets into the mood of the night.  He dances and laughs and talks with anyone who stops long enough to listen.  He gets lost in the moment and doesn't worry about what anyone else is thinking. 
     The first night I saw him he was on the phone with someone.  That's how I learned so much about him.  He has family here and happened to be in town one year during the first part of June.  After that he came back yearly.  He was telling the person on the other end of the phone where he was and why, how much he enjoyed the event, and that he makes it a point to be in town for the week every year.  And, apparently, he was a huge fan of Foreigner.  He did it all loudly, not caring if anyone else listened or not.  They were playing music over the speakers and getting the crowd pumped up before the main event.  He got so caught up in the thrill of it all that when a certain song started playing he just yelled out, hands in the air, "Foreigner, baby!!!"  Only it wasn't.  At the moment is was Journey.  He didn't care.   
     We laughed and watched him more than we watched the concert.  He was quite entertaining.  We've been close to him in subsequent years and watched him enjoy every concert we have shared with equal abandon. 
     Today I was thinking about him.  His enthusiasm.  It got me thinking...So I looked up synonyms for enthusiasm.  Here are some of the words I found.


                   ...devotion, eagerness, joyfulness, fanaticism, spirit, passion...


     What if?  What if I spoke to people about Jesus with as much devotion as my Riverbend friend did to his friends about Foreigner?  What if I was as eager to tell people about what the blood of Christ has done for me as to tell them I am at a concert?  What if I was as joyful about my walk with the Lord as I was to stand around with thousands of strangers to listen to some guy sing?  What if I was full of spirit and passion to read my Bible and pray as I was to endure the heat, the crowd, and the drunks?  What if I was a Jesus fanatic? 
     What if?