Geoff turned 61 on Sunday  .... and we celebrated with hot dogs at church. And yes ageing is not for sissies.

27  September 2011

Ephesians 1:11 In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will, we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.

The aging process is not for the faint hearted, as one grows older so our bodies change and what we could do before we find difficult to do now. We do not stop trying though, because it takes a bit of time for us to realise that we are not as supple as we used to be. This awareness creeps up on one and we start to understand that some people age well like a good wine, while others do not. The way we lived our lives depends on the signs of aging, so a person who smoked will more likely have chest problems, the person who drank to much alcohol will have liver problems, the athletes will have joint problems and so on. Generally speaking the way you lived has consequences.

The fear that is associated with aging is relevant in most peoples lives, ‘will I have enough money’, ‘will I be a burden to others’, these questions are faced by most of us. When we allow these fears to dominate our thinking we find that these control our thinking. It is in this time that we need to overcome these fears through faith, faith that God has looked after us until now and will continue to look after us tomorrow. We focus on being age active, not trying to do things like teenagers, but to do things relative to our age, so we move from hockey to bowls. We also need to keep our minds fit, so we attend bible studies, we join book clubs and we keep up to date with the world. We look forward to tomorrow and are excited about holidays, we enjoy life!

Be encouraged today not to worry about being older, make the most of it.

David

Point to ponder: Our minds are eternal, our bodies are not.  

  

Question to consider: Are you fearful of being old?