Have you made a decision or a commitment?

You may have walked an isle and said a prayer.  You may have been baptised as a believer, or you might even be teaching a Sunday School class.  But the question that has been on my heart lately is  "did you make a decision or a commitment?" 
I am not asking how much knowledge you have of the Word, or even if you can repeat the Lords prayer.
Have you ever made a commitment to God.  I am not talking about lip service, or public words. What I am talking about is much deeper than the surface knowledge. 
You see as a fan of the Clemson Tigers I can recite there wins and loses.  Past coaches and players, even tell you about players they are recruiting to come there in the future.  But I am just a fan,  I am not personally committed to this team.  I can go to the games and even the practises but I am not committed.  Committed would be running sprints, lifting weights, getting hit, in other words it would mean sacrifice.  You see to have a true relationship with Christ we must sacrifice to truly be dedicated to Him.  Not simply following Him by sitting in His house.  We must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him.  That is more than a decision, and sitting in a pew. 
To be called one of His children we must align ourselves with Him.  This is more than words spoken, this is giving ourselves over to His will.  Life today is lived in the greys.  Not the black and white.  We live a life of half truths and not really lies.  The simple fact is this is not the life described by Jesus.
There is a simple line or fence.  On one side is Christ and on the other is the world.  I feel many Christians want to live on this fence.  In the day of Christ this fence was defined and clear, honestly uncomfortable.  A fence made of razor wire, leaving you to decided follow or stay behind.  Satan has skewed this fence.  The world wants you to think that the fence is wide and comfortable, almost like the great wall of China.  A fence wide enough to stand and walk upon.  The truth still remains,  you are either in or out, and on the fence is still not all in. 
What would the face of local churches look like if we got up, got off of our fence, and got all in with Christ.  Not just in church but in our community.  Working with the homeless, volunteering with the elderly, building for those in need, feeding the hungry, loving those who need love.
GOD does not want us to decide to follow Him,  what He desires is a life saving all in commitment to allow Him to lead.  Life changing commitment is what the Bible describes, not a Sunday morning relationship.  I challenge us all to look at ourselves and examine if we are fans or committed followers.