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The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). Work ethics aren’t something with which a person is born; but I believe my mother planted a strong work ethic in me, without her ever realizing what was taking place. Mom would put me inside a cardboard box, which had been padded with a blanket, while she picked cotton. It wasn’t long until I would realize that picking cotton was my talent.
The Key Question that changed my life; The JROTC staff and I were sitting around the lunch table when Mark asked a question to Raymond. Mark had been a mentor teacher to me from the day I became a member of the faculty. The question was, “What do you understand it takes for a person to go to heaven?” At this time, I was going through, in my mind, all the possible answers Raymond might respond with: but I knew Mark would give only the biblical answer. Mark later invited my wife and I to visit his place of worship. Only out of respect, I said, “Yes, possibly Sunday.”
That Sunday morning, crossing Jimmie Davis Bridge from Bossier City into Shreveport, I knew I would not allow another day to go by without my committing my life to God. He was my Lord and Savior. I looked at my wife who was driving the car and told her that I would be going forward that day and committing my life.