"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings." - Lewis Carrol
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings." - Lewis Carrol
Ain't it funny how time slips away?
The New Year is and always has been for me a time of reflection. A time to look back on where I've been and to reflect on where I'm going.
You begin to look at life differently as you grow older, the things that once seemed important seem to lose their value and things that were so trivial take on a whole new meaning. When you are young it seems like you have so much time but before you know it you will find yourself in the last quarter. The what-nots that litter my house mean nothing to me anymore, and I think of my jewelry only in the context of what I can leave to my Granddaughters. You can't take your "stuff" with you and it just gets old and out-of-fashion anyway.
I am not complaining, I had a good run, and there's still a few miles left on this old motor, I'm just saying that it all passes quickly and before you know it you'll find you're almost done. Nobody wants to think about death but sooner or later he comes for us all. Psalms 103:15-17 tells us " As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth . For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;".
Is this depressing? Maybe a little, but we don't have the whole picture, faith is a big thing to God. He could have spelled it all out for us so that we'd know exactly what's coming but he chose to say "I'm your Daddy, trust me" . I don't think anyone fully grasps what's really going on that's why we have to trust. Did you ever tell your children to do something "because you said so?"
I faced death about this time four years ago, he came to visit one night and left me in a wheelchair after six months in the hospital kept alive by tubes. I was prepared but not ready, there were still things I needed to do but when one is called he must go ready or not.
Through prayer and hard work, (two years in physical therapy) I'm on my feet again, a certain amount of pain still lingers and I'm not as sure footed as I was but in my heart I still want to dance. Life looks different from this side. Dying doesn't seem to be so big a thing anymore but I know it's the living that's important. To live in dignity and love, to bless someone else's journey . I still like to think I am useful and can make a difference somehow but good or bad most of what I am to do is already done. I've made a lot of mistakes in my time but I've tried, I think we all struggle with feeling that we're not good enough, that we can't do enough, and that's right, we aren't and we can't. If we had to earn our way out we'd be in deep trouble but thank you Jesus the way is paid-if you have any questions? Check John 3:16 again.
Yet I think I am more confused now than I was before, are the things we DO really so important or is it the condition of our hearts? I think I was a bit of a Mary with a Martha mindset, Christian service was always a big thing to me. I was a warrior in God's army and I wanted to take territory for His kingdom. But you can't take much ground six months on your back studying the tile on the ceiling of your hospital room. Maybe there's another lesson to be learned here we must go back to faith and to trust. I think maybe he was more interested in what I could learn than what I could do.
You begin to look at life differently as you grow older, the things that once seemed important seem to lose their value and things that were so trivial take on a whole new meaning. When you are young it seems like you have so much time but before you know it you will find yourself in the last quarter. The what-nots that litter my house mean nothing to me anymore, and I think of my jewelry only in the context of what I can leave to my Granddaughters. You can't take your "stuff" with you and it just gets old and out-of-fashion anyway.
I am not complaining, I had a good run, and there's still a few miles left on this old motor, I'm just saying that it all passes quickly and before you know it you'll find you're almost done. Nobody wants to think about death but sooner or later he comes for us all. Psalms 103:15-17 tells us " As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth . For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;".
Is this depressing? Maybe a little, but we don't have the whole picture, faith is a big thing to God. He could have spelled it all out for us so that we'd know exactly what's coming but he chose to say "I'm your Daddy, trust me" . I don't think anyone fully grasps what's really going on that's why we have to trust. Did you ever tell your children to do something "because you said so?"
I faced death about this time four years ago, he came to visit one night and left me in a wheelchair after six months in the hospital kept alive by tubes. I was prepared but not ready, there were still things I needed to do but when one is called he must go ready or not.
Through prayer and hard work, (two years in physical therapy) I'm on my feet again, a certain amount of pain still lingers and I'm not as sure footed as I was but in my heart I still want to dance. Life looks different from this side. Dying doesn't seem to be so big a thing anymore but I know it's the living that's important. To live in dignity and love, to bless someone else's journey . I still like to think I am useful and can make a difference somehow but good or bad most of what I am to do is already done. I've made a lot of mistakes in my time but I've tried, I think we all struggle with feeling that we're not good enough, that we can't do enough, and that's right, we aren't and we can't. If we had to earn our way out we'd be in deep trouble but thank you Jesus the way is paid-if you have any questions? Check John 3:16 again.
Yet I think I am more confused now than I was before, are the things we DO really so important or is it the condition of our hearts? I think I was a bit of a Mary with a Martha mindset, Christian service was always a big thing to me. I was a warrior in God's army and I wanted to take territory for His kingdom. But you can't take much ground six months on your back studying the tile on the ceiling of your hospital room. Maybe there's another lesson to be learned here we must go back to faith and to trust. I think maybe he was more interested in what I could learn than what I could do.
Someone once said "life is hard and then you die". That's true, but so many of our problems are of our own making. We hide behind excuses,"If only I'd been raised differently, " or "if only my parents had done such and such" "I never had much education etc. etc." But in the end the of the equation it comes down to you. My sister-in-law Margaret says "every tub sits on it's own bottom" and there's truth in that. In the end we all make our own decisions and we must live with that. If we are to be honest with ourselves. At the end of the day I don't think anyone is free from regrets but there is solace in the knowledge that you gave it your best shot.
Growing older has it's perks, you can come and go as you please and you get the senior discount and the last empty chair. It's important not to do something stupid like let yourself get to overweight, I've been off my feet and I tell you kids it's not fun, you have to keep moving if you stop you might just not be able to get started again.
One has to adjust to old age, all your life you work and work to build something then suddenly you're done and the world moves on without you working and building even as you begin to realize that you're done. It is part of the cycle of life and though we might enjoy this moment we must prepare to enter the next phase. With faith and common sense in hand we trudge toward the darkness guided by a blind trust. Yes it is blind, the Bible tells us that "faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen" Hebrews 11:1. He is there, waiting just out of sight with open arms to guide us into his eternal light.
Isaiah 46:4 KJV And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry , and will deliver you.
Growing older has it's perks, you can come and go as you please and you get the senior discount and the last empty chair. It's important not to do something stupid like let yourself get to overweight, I've been off my feet and I tell you kids it's not fun, you have to keep moving if you stop you might just not be able to get started again.
One has to adjust to old age, all your life you work and work to build something then suddenly you're done and the world moves on without you working and building even as you begin to realize that you're done. It is part of the cycle of life and though we might enjoy this moment we must prepare to enter the next phase. With faith and common sense in hand we trudge toward the darkness guided by a blind trust. Yes it is blind, the Bible tells us that "faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen" Hebrews 11:1. He is there, waiting just out of sight with open arms to guide us into his eternal light.
Isaiah 46:4 KJV And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry , and will deliver you.
But then natural man received not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14
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