What will it take?

I just love our church's Sunday School program.  Everyone from age 3 through adult has exactly the same Scripture passage to study each week.  Of course, application to a toddler is different from that which is given to an adult, but each family can discuss the same lesson travelling home from church or over Sunday dinner.  I love the concept and I love studying to teach the pre-teen/teen girls while hubby prepares to teach the adults. 

While we studied the first account of Joseph in the book of Genesis this morning, we thought about what it would take to make us quit.  Joseph stood firm against the evil doings of his brothers.  They called him names, they threatened to kill him, they threw him in a pit, they sold him into slavery.  Perhaps the home is the hardest place to stand for truth and righteousness.  Standing contrary to a parent, to a sibling, to an aunt or uncle ... not exactly comfortable, but Joseph knew what was right and he stayed with it. 

How about you?  What will it take?  Will you attend a religious service with lousy music because mom asked you?  Will you skip a regular church service because grandma planned a party?  How do you decide what is acceptable?  Will you rebuke another Christian for wrong behavior unless that Christian is your child or relative?  There is only one standard ... that is God and His Word.