Raving Fans

What does it mean to be a raving fan? As a business owner, how do you develop raving fans? Recently, I saw a job posting for someone to (among other things) help the company develop raving fans. Our favorite football team just got eliminated from the playoffs. We wear the colors and watch the games. Does this make us raving fans? We may seem like more than raving fans to some people who are not passionate about football. The dictionary defines raving as talking wildly; delirious; frenzied. WOW. I am not sure I am raving about anything -especially football! This does remind me of someone I read about in the Bible. John the Baptist. I don't think he talked deliriously, but it seemed he lived a wild kind of life, eating locust and honey and wearing the skins of animals. He was also very focused in his mission. He proclaimed the first coming of Jesus. He was passionate about it. I believe he was a raving fan. Some thought he was a lunatic. Are we raving fans of Jesus? Are we called to be raving fans or loyal followers? or disciples? or people who make disciples? What is our mission? What are we called to do? I don't think I am called to be a writer --evidenced by this post! Regardless, we should be passionate, loyal, dedicated, raving(?), about what it is that we are called to do. It doesn't have to be a BIG life mission. Sometimes that's difficult to discern. What are you called to do right now at this time of your life? Today.