misplaced passion

Today, i was thinking. I know, its not something I would normally do, but I had nothing better to do. So I got to thinking about my Montreal Canadians. Now, something you may or may not know about me, is that despite the fact that I am a die hard habs fan, I actually hate the NHL. I really cant stand most of the players, they are a bunch of cry babies, like booohooo, I only make 10 million dollars year to skate around on ice and hit a little black circle with an oddly misshapen stick. The competition even drives me crazy about it all. Like, these guys who are highly overpaid, whom most of us will never know, matter so much to us. As if the Montreal Canadiens care that I even exist, or that I faithfully watch their games. You see, its all just insanity.

Because as Canadians, no matter where we go, we all proudly proclaim and praise our favorite team. Like everyone that I meet knows that I am a habs fan, in fact, probably more people know who my team is, than who my savior is. Because no matter how bad Montreal gets, Im am not ashamed of my team. In fact, I have pledged my alligience to them permanently in my lower back. Its a stupid team, it is so trivial and so unimportant. Yet often times we are more devoted to out hockey team than we are to the cause of Christ. I will argue to the death that the Montreal Canadiens are better than the Leafs, but so rarely even open my mouth to defend the name of Christ.

Who cares what team I like? Who cares? In the end, it wont matter if the Toronto Maple Leafs ever win a Stanley Cup(which they wont by the way). And who cares what happens in when Toronto and Montreal play. The fact of the matter is that our passion for these teams are so misplaced. Imagine if everyones passion for their favorite hockey team was shifted towards Jesus. Imagine if we were as excited about a person coming to Christ as we would be if our favorite team won the stanley cup after a long, long drought? Imagine if churches were filled with screaming fans who would do anything just to catch a glimpse of the glory of God.

Heres the thing. In hockey, one thing is certain, of all the teams in the NHL, in the end of the season, only one team will take home the cup. Which leaves a whole lot of dissapointed fans, anxiously awaiting the next season, just to be let down again. What a waste of time.

Heres what I am grateful for. Unlike my Monttreal Canadians, Jesus actually loves me back. And unlike my Montreal Canadiens, Jesus will never let me down. Cause in the end, there is only one winner, and he is the ultimate champion. Now there is a victory to be passionate about.