When I was growing up in the youth group at church it was emphasized that we should pick mates that help you get to heaven. The bible backs this up in 2 Corinthians 6:14 when it said “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” Fast forward 10 years from those youth devotionals and Sunday school classes, and many of the Christians I grew up with did not marry believers. And I am left scratching my head wondering if they were listening to the same lesson I was listening to. Did they take into consideration when they started dating? Were they really thinking of the ramifications or were they just interested in the hear and now?

Every church has a few Christians, usually mothers, who attend church without their spouses and dutifully bring their children. Where are their spouses? Either at home or attending their own churches. I can’t imagine how difficult it is. My wife has been a rock to me, helping me see the spiritual side of things. She is helping me get to heaven.