Thornton Conquests

If you want assurance and a good cry, read the article, "What Happened?" in the book, "Chicken Soup For the Soul." Briefly, it's about a young college boy who practiced faithfully with the football team, but never showed much promise. One day, he came to the coach, asking if he could miss for a few days, because his Dad had died. Of course the coach said yes.

And as it happened, when he returned, the biggest game of the year was next, and the boy asked the coach if he could start in that game. Out of the question, but the coach somehow felt for the lad and agreed, being sorry every minute until the game. But the kickoff ball came to the boy, and he dodged and sped to midfield before being tackled. But he played amazingly and scored, in a winning cause.

After the game, the coach found the boy sitting quietly in the dressing room, and asked him, what had happened to him. He'd never shown so much.

And the boy answered, "coach, my Dad was blind, and this was the first game he ever saw me play."

What a testimony to our being all new when we get to Heaven! Philippians 3:20-21 ESV says, "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself."

There are many scriptures assuring us that we'll be as new as tomorrow, when we get to Heaven. If you've been uncaring about your body and your future, please open your mind, and tell Jesus that you believe in Him, and that you'll live for Him. Your smartest move, ever.

u may remember my marriage motto…before things

get too serious, manage to find out how he (or she) treats

kids, the elderly, and animals. If he finds time to fix a

broken toy, or carries the bag of groceries for grandpa,

or cares about the shelter of his animals, you’ll get an

idea of whether he’s for “us,” or “me.”

And remember…neatness should be a 24/7 habit, not just for someone he needs to impress. And what’s his everyday attitude toward God. Does he know the difference between “God” and “Jesus?” Be warned. His or her feelings about religion in general, and toward honesty, clean language and a Christian life, is important, marriage or not. If a man and wife disagree about religion and living right, the odds for happy years of marriage, go ’way down.

And as children enter the picture, a lifetime of responsibility takes shape. Make no mistake; they follow in your footsteps, and bad habits only get worse. There’s no way to measure the importance of living a Christian life.

Why do I harp so heavily on this? Because it’s the difference between happiness and the discord of “staying together for the kid’s sake.” Count on misery and tears in the night.

The devil loves it. His cue is to bring on over-friendliness with the opposite sex at work, stopping at the bar on the way home, or giving a “friend” a lift. The safest route to anywhere, include the church. The souls of several…everyone in the family…lies in the future balance. If you haven’t done so, give your heart to Christ before taking another step. Living for Him has been proven too many times for doubt. And ignoring Him has brought on too many broken homes and sad lives. Do yourself and your future family a break while there’s time. 97 04-06-21