Jonathan Pokluda
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I ask stadiums full of people, hey, how many of you are attracted to an 85-year-old? And almost no one raises their hand. But by the grace of God, at some point, hopefully your spouse is going to be 85 years old. And you think, oh, yeah, but I'm married to them. It's like, listen, you're still going to find the 23-year-old attractive. Yeah. Okay.
I ask stadiums full of people, hey, how many of you are attracted to an 85-year-old? And almost no one raises their hand. But by the grace of God, at some point, hopefully your spouse is going to be 85 years old. And you think, oh, yeah, but I'm married to them. It's like, listen, you're still going to find the 23-year-old attractive. Yeah. Okay.
I ask stadiums full of people, hey, how many of you are attracted to an 85-year-old? And almost no one raises their hand. But by the grace of God, at some point, hopefully your spouse is going to be 85 years old. And you think, oh, yeah, but I'm married to them. It's like, listen, you're still going to find the 23-year-old attractive. Yeah. Okay.
wrinkles, gravity, you know, all kinds of things happen in our bodies. As I age, I can just tell you, like, it's, I mean, I look at Monica and I's, my honeymoon pictures, and I'm just like, wow, we were, we really had it going on. And it's like, you know, now I'm middle-aged man, my hair's turning gray, and I don't like the gym as much as I once did. And so that happens for everybody.
wrinkles, gravity, you know, all kinds of things happen in our bodies. As I age, I can just tell you, like, it's, I mean, I look at Monica and I's, my honeymoon pictures, and I'm just like, wow, we were, we really had it going on. And it's like, you know, now I'm middle-aged man, my hair's turning gray, and I don't like the gym as much as I once did. And so that happens for everybody.
wrinkles, gravity, you know, all kinds of things happen in our bodies. As I age, I can just tell you, like, it's, I mean, I look at Monica and I's, my honeymoon pictures, and I'm just like, wow, we were, we really had it going on. And it's like, you know, now I'm middle-aged man, my hair's turning gray, and I don't like the gym as much as I once did. And so that happens for everybody.
And we're so naive. We think, no, I'm always gonna stay hot. I'm gonna get Botox. No, that's weird. That's gonna be weird. At some point, we need to make aging a great thing again because the Proverbs says that we're to esteem it. But the other thing that I would say is we way overvalue physical attraction.
And we're so naive. We think, no, I'm always gonna stay hot. I'm gonna get Botox. No, that's weird. That's gonna be weird. At some point, we need to make aging a great thing again because the Proverbs says that we're to esteem it. But the other thing that I would say is we way overvalue physical attraction.
And we're so naive. We think, no, I'm always gonna stay hot. I'm gonna get Botox. No, that's weird. That's gonna be weird. At some point, we need to make aging a great thing again because the Proverbs says that we're to esteem it. But the other thing that I would say is we way overvalue physical attraction.
And so if you're looking for a spouse, I would say consider your hand because this is helpful to me. You want to make sure you're going the same direction, okay? That's the 2 Corinthians 6, 14, to not be unequally yoked. Okay, so we're going the same direction. We're both loving God. We're chasing hard after God.
And so if you're looking for a spouse, I would say consider your hand because this is helpful to me. You want to make sure you're going the same direction, okay? That's the 2 Corinthians 6, 14, to not be unequally yoked. Okay, so we're going the same direction. We're both loving God. We're chasing hard after God.
And so if you're looking for a spouse, I would say consider your hand because this is helpful to me. You want to make sure you're going the same direction, okay? That's the 2 Corinthians 6, 14, to not be unequally yoked. Okay, so we're going the same direction. We're both loving God. We're chasing hard after God.
Two, this finger, this is something that you can communicate pretty dramatically with in a gesture in our culture. And so you can think about that as communication, okay? Do we communicate? Do we speak a common language? Do we understand each other? This finger, your ring finger, that's commitment. Are we committed? Are they in and out of relationships?
Two, this finger, this is something that you can communicate pretty dramatically with in a gesture in our culture. And so you can think about that as communication, okay? Do we communicate? Do we speak a common language? Do we understand each other? This finger, your ring finger, that's commitment. Are we committed? Are they in and out of relationships?
Two, this finger, this is something that you can communicate pretty dramatically with in a gesture in our culture. And so you can think about that as communication, okay? Do we communicate? Do we speak a common language? Do we understand each other? This finger, your ring finger, that's commitment. Are we committed? Are they in and out of relationships?
Are they dating a different girl on Tuesday than on Wednesday? Do they understand what commitment is? This, your opposable thumb, you gotta have your thumb to pick something up. Like without your thumb, these fingers aren't as helpful. So you have to have somebody that compliments you. That they're strong where you're weak. They're weak where you're strong. You guys together make a great team.
Are they dating a different girl on Tuesday than on Wednesday? Do they understand what commitment is? This, your opposable thumb, you gotta have your thumb to pick something up. Like without your thumb, these fingers aren't as helpful. So you have to have somebody that compliments you. That they're strong where you're weak. They're weak where you're strong. You guys together make a great team.
Are they dating a different girl on Tuesday than on Wednesday? Do they understand what commitment is? This, your opposable thumb, you gotta have your thumb to pick something up. Like without your thumb, these fingers aren't as helpful. So you have to have somebody that compliments you. That they're strong where you're weak. They're weak where you're strong. You guys together make a great team.
That's your thumb. And then your pinky, that's physical attraction. That's pink, that's chemistry. I would say this is the one that we put in first place. I'd say it has a place, it's just not first place. And in fact, if you gotta lose a finger, If I said, hey, right now, the only way you're going to live is if I get to take off a finger, that'd be weird.
That's your thumb. And then your pinky, that's physical attraction. That's pink, that's chemistry. I would say this is the one that we put in first place. I'd say it has a place, it's just not first place. And in fact, if you gotta lose a finger, If I said, hey, right now, the only way you're going to live is if I get to take off a finger, that'd be weird.