July 25th, 2009 by Joe

"We must all eventually give up all the things we love most"…

So was the thought in an article I read in a sailing magazine the other day.  The author reflected on how aging had started to restrict his enjoyment of the sailing lifestyle he had enjoyed most of his life.  As I read this line in the article, it occurred to me we all go through this – but for a Christian, there was a slight difference.  Join me in this thought today…read on and see.

When we are young, we are invincible – our bodies strong and unbounded by endurance and growing strength.  Through our middle years, most of us are blessed with good health, an stable income, and the fruits of our labor.  As we reach our twilight years, it begins slowly – suddenly, we get more winded going up the stairs we took two at a time in our youth.  We cannot read our mail without a pair of glasses kept nearby.  Colds last a day or so longer.  But then come the big ones – maybe one day we cannot garden like we loved to all our lives.  Maybe we lose our driving license.  You get the picture – the things we love and enjoy in our life begin to go, one by one, until, at last, we are left with the simple life until we again return home to our heavenly Father.

As Christians, if we put God first – and love Him with all our heart – we rob the thought at the top of this blog.  If we love God the most, we will have him at all times in our life, right until the very end. He cannot be lost as we age, and he cannot be taken from us, like so many of the worldly things (driving, sports, wealth, youth, etc.). Focus on God daily, make Him your joy, make him the center of your world each day, and He will never leave you. May God Bless you in His grip every day of your lives!