I’ve been thinking a lot recently about getting old. Maybe it’s my September birthday breathing down my neck; I don’t know. It’s made me watch older folks around me. Some are suffering with physical issues, seen in their difficulty to walk, breathe, or talk. Some are spunky and seemingly full of energy. Others still have lost their ability to think rationally. It’s made me wonder what I’ll be like when I reach those “golden years.” It’s all in God’s sovereign hands.
I may not have control over what happens to my body or mind, but one thing I can control is how I finish the race spiritually. As I’m reading through I Kings, I’m reading about the end of many men’s lives. Solomon, who started out his early years loving God and serving him, ended up an idolater because his wives turned his heart from his God. His end was weaker than his beginning. Is that what God desires? Of course not. Is it possible to keep the faith all the years of our life? Absolutely! David walked in the Lord’s ways even after falling into sin. He encourages my heart! I want to be like the passage in Psalm 92 that says,
RefreshHer 