Gonna be rough

In the classic sitcom "Seinfeld", Elaine and her professing Christian boyfriend David Putty have the following conversation:

Elaine: David, I'm going to hell! The worst place in the world! With devils and those caves and the ragged clothing! And the heat! My god, the heat! I mean, what do you think about all that?

Puddy: Gonna be rough.

I laughed at first but sadly it hit me that I have the same cavalier attitude many times. Outside of my immediate family & friends I don't really have a broken heart for lost souls. As long as those nearest & dearest to me are saved I am content to watch the rest of the world literally go to hell.

I might think I care about a lost world but if I truly and honestly looked in my heart, wouldn't I be doing more? Wouldn't I be proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ on a daily basis to whomever God placed in my path? It sounds and looks good to go to church and talk about evangelism and outreach but at the end of the day it's either "put up or shut up"
The Bible tells us that the world will hate us because of our allegiance to Jesus Christ. (Matthew 24:9) I am to expect indifference and ridicule if I proclaim the good news of the Gospel. But so what? I am not living as a persecution Christian. The most that will happen is that people might laugh at me, insult me or ignore me.
It just comes down to wanting to do the hard thing voluntarily. The funny thing is that someday I might be persecuted for my beliefs and I won't have that choice.