So there are two things that I am spending a lot of time thinking about right now, one being the book I am reading (Not A Fan, by Kyle Idleman), and Tim Tebow. Both are intriguing and both are truly changing my mentality, one thought at a time.  I am not a big reader on one hand, and on the other, I am a disgruntled Browns FOLLOWER…. you will understand why this is in caps later.

Before this year, I was hoping that Tim Tebow would get his shot…not because I thought he would lead so many comebacks as he has done, or that he would remove the doubt that has been thrown at him, but simply because he is a blast to watch, and the Broncos are my 2nd favorite team in the league.  (they were the team I rooted for when the browns were sold to Baltimore) I began to like watching Tebow back in his college days at Florida and the man has not wavered from who he is…no matter what has came against him.  He has offered no excuse to his throwing ability, or even truly gotten physically angry when everyone has poked at him. Instead he leads his team to a 6-1 record  while he has been the starter and is currently a Trending topic across the nation.  There are even remixes on you tube stating all he does is win ( http://t.co/S5MMnU3P ) . But the biggest thing that is associated with Tim Tebow is his faith.  In fact as I was listening to ESPN Radio this morning, I heard former BUCKEYE GREAT Chris Carter say this, “You can’t talk about Tim Tebow without talking about his faith” [the two are inseparable]. You hear about this from everywhere, if He fails…. it is because of his Faith… if he is winning, He gives credit to God, while others mock his faith.  Either way, the main thing of TIM TEBOW is his relationship with His Savior…and at the end of the day that is all the success he needs.

So you have Tim Tebow who wears his faith on his sleeve, and even under his eyes and then you have telemarketing pastors that are supposed to.  Now what I am not saying is that every pastor is like this, but what I am saying is that more pastors should be like Tim Tebow….or my boy Daniel Messner.  But by reading the book Not a Fan, I am realizing that even pastors are sometimes fans of God and not Followers.  They are trying to win people over to the Christian lifestyle by offering them Jesus for 2 easy payments of 10% of your check and one difficult payment of raising your hand in front of a crowd…but wait, there’s more!  They ask questions like How would you like to live forever? Would you like to have your sins forgiven and a fresh start?  Do you want to spend eternity in paradise instead of a burning hell? Some even take it a step further and say Would you like a prosperous life? Are you ready to claim the health and wealth that God has in store for you? Does that sound like something you may be interested in?  It is like we offer this gospel that offers everything and costs nothing!   Now I am not saying at some time , some of those questions are not important but what I am saying is that serving Christ is not all easy…it is not like Christ just says…choose me, and your life will be GREAT!  No what he says is FOLLOW me and someday you will get to worship me eternally!  You will go through HELL on earth to get to heaven! But just do not root for me when I am doing good, and tell my friends about me when things are great!!! HE IS SAYING WHERE MY SHIRT WHEN THINGS HAVE SUCKED, PREACH MY NAME WHEN THINGS ARE A MESS!  I KNOW YOU ARE GONNA FAIL, BUT I WILL BE SITTING HERE SMILING AT YOU AND WAITING FOR YOU TO LOVE PEOPLE THE WAY I DO!  People right now are hearing more about faith from Tim Tebow than they are from Billy Graham and both are authentic…be praying that people come to know Christ through this!

You see, I am a Browns Follower, and a Broncos fan…. I will not , not ever be associated with the Browns, I am more than a fan!  My prayer is that I will wake up every day and go TIM TEBOW hard for my Lord…no matter what People will know I love God and it will just pour off of who I am!

Sorry for the rambling…but time to catch a ride to Michigan with my friend and co-worker Jacob Reiser…where tomorrow we will be part of the STORY Tour…where over 3,000 people will be hearing about Christ…pray for us that we will serve well in our capacity!