Never Give Up!

by | Nov 15, 2025 | Articles, Mentors Corner

The following is a summary of the discussion with my 99 ½ year old Mother on November 9, 2025. Present with me was my wife, Diane. “Hi Mom, Its Jim and Diane.” “Oh, it is so good to see you.   We have a lot of things to catch up on.” “Yes, but I have one thing I wanted to talk about.” “My going out?” “Yes.  Last time we talked about you going out, you said you were going to hell.” “I did?  Can I take my words back?!  I don’t want to go to hell!” “The Bible tells us we have a choice.  It’s our decision to make.  When a person dies, their soul goes to heaven or hell—one of those two places.  But the determination can only be made before death. You mentioned that you led an imperfect life.” “Yes.” “The Bible calls that “sin” and further says that all of us are guilty of sin or as you say, leading an imperfect life.” “So what do I do?” “The Bible says that you must believe.” “Believe what? I’ve led a pretty good life.” “Yes, but as you said, an imperfect one.” “Yes.” “But that can be corrected, right now.” “But how?” “What is required is belief.  A confession of your belief.” “How do I know it is true? “You can know by faith.  A commitment without knowing the result.  God has set life up that we cannot know with certainty the future, but we can know by faith.  Faith is the requirement to get into heaven.  No one can be certain or prove that God is true...