" How are you today, Mama? I asked casually. My 84 year old friend, whispered, " Old age is tough!" Then she added earnestly, " But God has been good to me."
" Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life," says Billy Graham in his book Nearing Home. " I am an old man now, and believe me, it's not easy." However, Graham notes, " While the Bible doesn't gloss over the problems we face as we grow older, neither does it paint old age as a time to be despised or a burden to be endured with gritted teeth." He then mentions some of the questions he has been forced to deal with as he has aged, such as, " How can we not only to cope with the fears and struggles growing limitations we face but also actually grow stronger inwardly in the midst of these difficulties?"
In Isaiah 46 we have God's assurance: " Even to your old age and gray hairs... I am he who will sustain you and I will rescue you"
We don't know how many years we will live on this earth or what we might face as we age. But one thing is certain: God will care for us throughout our life.
Lord, please teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Don't be afraid to grow old: God goes with you!
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