Living in the GOLDEN Years?

When I forced myself out of my bed this morning, I was expecting to be a little sore, especially since I did something yesterday that I had not done in quite some time...LIFT WEIGHTS! But boy, was I ever wrong! I wasn't sore...I could hardly move! I guess it's true what they say, "Getting old is not for the faint of heart."

Which leads me to my question for a great many of those of my generation...How are you planning to live out your golden years? I know that for most of us "Baby Boomers" we always seemed to live our younger days with our eyes fixated on the magical age of 65 when we would retire and "coast" into our retirement years. But here's the thing; if you are a believer...GOD DID NOT CREATE US SO WE COULD COAST!

In fact, many of those chosen by God to do His will did not receive their call until they had past the age of retirement. Abraham was 75 when he pulled up stakes and followed the leading of God into a land he did not know, And the great deliverer of Israel, Moses, was 80 when he stood before Pharaoh and demanded that the Israelites be set free.

Scripture reads in Psalm 92:13-15,"Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock and there is no unrighteousness in Him."

So the question for each of us is simply this, "How do you plan to spend your remaining days in service to your God?" For many of us, we will continue to press on in service to the King...going to church, teaching a Bible study class, hosting a home fellowship of believers, singing in the choir ...the list goes on. But for many of us as we get older, we tend to shrink from added duties or look for ways to "scale back" our activities of service. God's desire is just the opposite for each of us. He wants us to seek purpose over position and find time to love the unlovable; befriend those living on the fringe; or give hope to the hopeless and forlorn.

Yes, we have probably earned the right to seek comfort over compassion...for true compassion will not allow us to sit on the sidelines and leave the work to those who might be a few years younger. We can say we have "done our fair share"; however, what if God had looked down upon us in our miserable state and said, "I've done all that I can...let someone else take it from here!"  But as our scripture today confirms God's truth,  "there is no unrighteousness in Him."

Why not take the wisdom of your years and put them to work for the Kingdom of God? Now is the time to set your sights on the most important target of your life...LIVING OUT YOUR DAYS AS A BEACON OF LIGHT POINTING OTHERS TO THE LOVE OF THE SAVIOR!

If you wake up sore, in pain or in a "bad" mood, do this...THANK GOD YOU WOKE UP AT ALL; ROLL OUT OF BED and GET TO WORK...for the Kingdom is at hand and we've all got a lot of living to do in our Golden years. God will let you know when you've finished what He has for you to do and He will call you home to be forever with Him. Until that day...

Press on with a Purpose...Live Like Everyone is Watching,

WPQ

Poem for the day....

Old age is not for the faint of heart

That's what the sages say...

So do your best to live your life

Like this could be the day?

For this could finally be the day

With the angels gathered at His throne...

When the Father sends His Heavenly host

To call His chosen home.

For each of us who have lived our lives

In service to our eternal King....

 Are waiting for the trumpet call

And the sound of angel's wings;

So don't give in to lingering doubts

Or spend your days in fear.

Spend each moment that remains

Living in those Golden Years...

A life that truly seeks to serve

And brings glory to the Son...

So when you arrive at the Pearly gates,

You'll hear Him say, "WELL DONE!!!

WPQ © September 2018