
Lots of people look at age as a sign of weakness, deterioration and imminent death. Some cultures place age in a special place because of the wisdom a person has acquired in his life. In America, we tend to admire young, healthy and strong people or those with perfect teeth, faces and general good looks. We’re attracted to those with great personalities or a good sense of humor, to the achievers in the world.
Unfortunately as we get old, our value sometimes is lessened because we don’t look the same or sound the same. We become crankier. We have less patience. We wonder how the world ever got the way it did. In a way, we’ve become our grandparents. I am so glad that God doesn’t look at us any differently when we age. He only looks at our hearts and sees what Jesus has done to take away our ugliness. As we grow older, we should never stop growing in the Lord. His Word is a constant treasure of comfort, peace, knowledge and wisdom.
Thank you, Lord for looking beyond my sagging body, my impatience, my weaknesses, my sinful heart. Your vision is perfect and because of what Jesus did, I can come before you in confidence. I know that my Redeemer lives and someday I will join Him in a special place of honor in your kingdom.
What a beautiful post. I no longer struggle with how the world defines beauty. It had corrupted past relationships. And I grasped God’s view of me~my self-worth is in HIM. Not because of what I do, or definitely my age. I always longed to be older and wiser. My closest friends have always been older. It’s the experiences in life that make people like you, Kathy, the most beautiful humans on this Earth. I can’t wait to celebrate eternity with you. 💚❤️💛
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Oh my what beautifully precious words. I’m sure we will meet in person in eternity and we both will know each other. Have a blessed day and week!
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We will! Thank you for being here. It will be a good week! You too. 💚
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As Phyllis Diller once said, “It’s a good thing beauty is only skin deep, otherwise I’d be rotten to the core”.
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Haha thanks for those sage words.
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I agree with most of your post. I have always valued the wisdom and sometimes the silliness of older people. Mt mother’s mother was a hoot. My Dad’s parents were stern though. So the idea of being our grandparents is a mixed concept for me. And as for the meme, we went to Six Flags and my wife went on only one ride, but we had to pay extra – the electric wheelchair, and on occasion they walked off and left me in the dust. How dare they do that!!!!
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I love your humor, Mark🥸
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