Let's go to the casino!

Co-worker: Hey Civilla, let's go to the casino?
Me: he he he, funny.
Co-worker: Come on, I've been asking you to go.
Me: Let me ask you a question?  I'm on the prayer team at church, what do you think I should do, should I go to the casino with you then go to church and pray?
(queue laughter from a co-worker sitting nearby.)
End of conversation...for now, I'm sure.

That conversation got me to thinking, for the millionth time, about people who straddle the fence.  Fence straddling is one of my pet-peeves.  Pick a side!  Whether it is relationship with Christ or not, or casino or not.  There is a saying 'if you don't stand up for something you will fall for anything.'  I'm not sure who said it, but it's true.  It is very easy to get on the latest bandwagon if you don't know where you stand. 

Do the research, saying you do not care is a cop out.  It turns out by the way, that God doesn't care much for fence straddlers either:
 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth."  Revelations 3:14-16.    

For the record, I get along well with this co-worker.  Most of my co-workers know that I have picked a side.  Am I perfect?  No.  Who is?  But they see me striving daily to have the right attitude, trying not to trip over myself, dealing with bad news and bad days.  They know for a fact that I have picked a side and it has nothing to do with a casino. 

You know this, but I will say it anyway: people know exactly what you stand for as a Christian, but they will try you anyway.  If you are not straddling the fence you have nothing to worry about because you have picked a side!