AGING WELL? Part Four

 

AGING WELL? Part Four

  Isaiah [ESV] 58:11-12 And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in. 

  1Thessalonians 5:16-21 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. 

  Mother had always lived an active happy live, enjoying people and they enjoying her. Was she ever sad? Not that I saw while her dear Ed lived.

  At the family and friends gathering after Dad’s funeral, Mom had me silence the crowd as she said she wanted to make an announcement. “My life is over.” she firmly declared. And so she unhappily lived her remaining years. For those who loved her it was a “Where did Charlotte go?” experience.

  God does not fix people. He prescribes His Word written and exemplified through Jesus. It is our choice as to whether we embrace or reject His provision. Adverse emotions may arise, but it is our choice whether to inflate or deflate them; to give them place or displace them; to allow them to dominate our life or not. Legitimate Biblical guidance we may squelch, or not. (Phil.4:4-8)

  At any time in our life we may deny ourselves God’s available:

Love (Gen.1:28; 2:7, 21-22; 3:8; Jer.31:3; Jn.3:16; 15:9-11; Rom.5:6-8;)

Significance (Isa.58:11-12; Jer.29:11)

Security (Ps.139:1-3; Rom.8:1-2, 28, 31132; Phil.4:19; Heb.13:5).

  Relying on the Word, living and written, “We do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” (2Cor.4:16) Being one of the “We” always being a matter of choice.

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