“I can’t decide should I or
shouldn’t I,” I wondered. “Maybe I
should use a ‘life line’ and call my wife.”
She had wanted me to pick up some Kleenex. I looked at the myriad of choices. Who knew that tissues came in so many
fragrances? Would the color of the box matter? I figured I could just grab a
box. But then again. I didn’t see any
rough and tough manly tissues with cattle feedlot aroma. Not came in auto body
shop fragrance either. How can a man
make such a choice for a woman? Then
again, how wrong can a person go with Kleenex? What a dilemma! Such had
choices. What to do, what to do… I was
stuck on the fence.
A former pastor of mine had a
name for those Christians that sat on the fence regarding their spirituality - those
that can’t decide what side of the fence to be on. He called them mugwumps.
The problem with sitting on the
top strand of a barbed wire fence is its instability. A mugwump tries his/her
best to cling to the fence with her/her mug on one side and their wump on the
other. Meanwhile, flapping his/her wings
for balance. (I tried this as a kid and ended up falling – barbed wired hurts,
too).
Eventually, I made a decision and
brought home some tissues. She would
either like them or not. I don’t
remember the outcome, so I assume I did ok.
In like manner, the mugwump gets tired of the effort and makes a
decision for or against God.
The thought today is to get off
the fence on God’s side.
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:8 .
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