Life is a Challenge

Each day I am encouraged with new hope. We do not have to go around feeling like we have to give up on life just because we are getting older. When you consider what the Lord has saved us from--not only from a life of sin and madness, but from every day hopelessness--we should find new ways to bring the gospel to those who are not saved.

If I can help one person to stop and think about what they are missing, then it's all worthwhile. Life is a challenge; growing older is a challenge. Someone once told me that me it's hard to grow old, try not to get there. I responded, by asking them why should they have all the fun. My experience might be different, so who knows? As long as I can serve my Lord, I am happy. God has provided for us in so many different ways and has improved our choice selections so that we are able to grow old gracefully.

Age has nothing to do with how much He loves us. Growing older is a stepping stone to a brighter future. God gives us inner peace and the ability to forgive and to receive forgiveness. As we grow in Him we should learn to love and serve Him. Each day we get stronger and our faith grows so that we learn to become more forgiving, loving and patient with and to others.

Whenever people hear a good message on love and forgiveness, they seem ready to accept it. Unfortunately this decision is short-lived and we return to our old ways. Everyone is looking for the next person to be the one to forgive, thinking that it just can't be me that's doing the forgiving. Why should I forgive him / her for what he / she did to me?

God loves us all, though. He cares about the feelings of each one of us. Let's put Him first by loving, serving and submitting to His will for our lives.