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I've gotta tell you the truth, I really don't mind getting older. Yeah things are definitely slowing down and I simply cannot keep up with these young cashiers at the grocery store anymore. It used to be that I would put the groceries up, bag them and be ready to pay in the amount of time that it took them to ring everything up. Now, forget about the coupons. I can barely get my items on the belt and pull my wallet out to pay, in the time it takes them to ring everything up and bag the groceries. But the thing that really made me feel old is when I discovered that all of the baby showers and weddings that we are now invited to, are now for our friend's children and our cousin's kids. One day I was going to showers and weddings for our friends and the next thing you know that all changed. How did this happen????
But I can honestly say that after turning 30 and then 40, I really don't mind. For starters, each day brings us one step closer to glory. But life does seem to get better every single year. For that I give God glory for the changes He has made.
When I was a teenager, life was a complete bummer. There didn't really seem to be a reason to live. I didn't know Jesus and life was the pits. But now that I look back, I realize that life stank because of the choices I made. Because I made a choice to live a life that was in complete rebellion to God and my parents. I was living in a trap. I lived this life till my mid-twenties.
It was then that God saved and changed my life. What a miracle! Now I had a reason to live! Now of course, I do still make some bad choices, but I can learn from them. And in the process, look to the future instead of dwelling on the past. A preacher once said that dwelling on the past is like dragging mud into a clean house.
To those who may feel that life is not worth living, I must say to press on! Your future is ahead of you. We should look forward to what the Lord has in store for us. It's exciting! And while the Lord is in complete control, your future is ahead of you and waiting for you to make the right choices. Getting older can mean getting better. Life can get better for you. Live for Him! He has a life planned out just for you! Live for Him who died for you and not for yourself. I am here to tell you that living for yourself is a dead end street. Been there, done that...
5:15 And he died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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Becky |
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March 30, 2008 at 11:01am |
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| Yeah Sue... I used to be called Miss, now it is Ma'am. ugh. I only hope I can become wiser. |
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Sue |
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March 30, 2008 at 11:06am |
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| That reminds me, Becky. How about when you see a kid you taught in Sunday school and they are now all grown up and still calling you "Miss Sue." That will do it! |
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| I know what its like to be getting old. You creek like an old gate and you have to remember to remember what to do, and remember how you did it so you can remember the next time, and off we go again... |
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JayKTX |
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March 30, 2008 at 11:27am |
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| Having just had a Very Significant Birthday, your message speaks to me. Life is sweeter than every before! |
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Deb |
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March 30, 2008 at 11:51am |
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| I can relate to the growing older. I don't mind being the age I am now, but I don't know how it will be when I get even older and cannot do some of the things I am able to do now. I guess it will give me more time to pray, provided I have my mind! |
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| Amen, sista! I second the motion! lol Sounds fermiliar; rebellious teen years and then got saved in my mid twenties (24 1/2), then wondered why I wasted away so many years without God! Thanks for sharing. |
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| Ah, getting older....the age thing (e.g., the ever increasing number) is fine and I find I can wear it like a badge of honor. For nearly 20 years, each birthday after my 18th was a miracle. I didn't think I'd make it beyond that....I grew up in the Lord and it was that relationship that kept me here. Home life wasn't ideal, but then again we all have our stories. What gets me now is that I just don't bounce back as quickly as I used to. Sprains, aches, the creaking joints....all seem to take longer to heal. But, thank God, at least they do. Maybe it's His way of telling me to slow down...not to always be in such a rush. I'd like to think that my appreciating every day is a sign of getting wiser. Peace! |
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| Sue, seems like our experiences parallel ea other. I can partially blame my poor choices on a lack of mentoring as a teen, plus the ultra-crappy relationship I had w/my mom. Wow was it bad...I may blog about either when I get her permission or after she passes on. But I'm here now, growing old in a much happier place....you're right - it's a miracle!! |
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Susan |
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March 30, 2008 at 7:27pm |
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| I met my first grandchild this month - it's mind-boggling. My children now parents! They've been old enough for a while but now as I hold the new baby in my arms..miracles are so much more tangible. The adult I have become after raising children and the time I have to give to important causes - it's all good. Age is so enlightening! We should be singing praises not stressing over losing the "perfect" image we thought we were. We're all works in progress. |
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Rosie |
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March 31, 2008 at 1:01am |
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Sue i have one for you wait until your grand daughter is big enough to wear your shoes....Talk about feeling old....She's only 10 but to look at her she looks much older she is a young woman now....This i'm having the hardest time over...When my boys grew up it was hard but this is a thousand times harder..... |
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Great thoughts here, Sue.
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too can relate to all that you have said.
That remind me...I once received a letter from my daughter. She
was reflecting the days that I lived through saying, "Dad seeing that you have lived through
the 60s, 70s, 80s and the 90s..."
I guess I have been around and have seen and learnt a few things too. Like you, Sue, I hope
some wisdom has come with my living experiences too.
hanks for sharing.
JR |
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troy |
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April 03, 2008 at 7:39am |
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| I love growing older the alternitive being death |
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Cheryl |
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April 03, 2008 at 7:46am |
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yeah, the older I get to 40 the more my eyes are open. Jusy yesterday, I put the groceries on the belt and walked past the cashier and she already had her hand extended waiting for money! I had to put my cane down and line up the wheel chair and hope my false teeth didnt come out when i said Hi! hahahahaha
Love you lady, we will grow old together..gracefully! |
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Thanks Sue,
I'll have to check back with you guys when I start getting older. In less than two months, I'll only be fifty-nine. Can't decide.............does the number seem smaller spelled out, or using the numerals?
anyway...................
Hope this helps you KIDS realize how young you really are ! |
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Della |
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April 13, 2008 at 10:35am |
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Amen, Sue! I love living life for GOD than living life for myself, if it wasn't for GOD I would never get up in the morning, life is so empty without HIM. I would be dead not just bodily, but spiritually.
I been there and done that too. You know what? Through the LORD I can face the years getting older, knowing I am blessed to live them.
Hugs,
Della |
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| Thanks for this well-written piece. I didn't meet the Lord until around my 30th birthday. Someone once said that "youth is wasted on the young", and I can relate to that. Sometimes I wonder why God didn't save me earlier, but who am I to complain? God was showing me this morning from the book of Numbers that he does not want us to be complaining. We should awake every morning praising God, with a heart of thankfulness toward HIM. But I can't figure out for the life of me how Duran Duran and the B52s could become oldies. |
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Norm |
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April 20, 2008 at 8:34am |
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Can I please get a couple of those quick cashiers up this way????? PLEASE!!!!!!! Actually the cashiers in the last couple of years seem to have gotten slower. *sigh* One of my favorite quotes that I've heard attributed to George Burns. "If you live to the age of a hundred you have it made, because very few people die past that".
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| We have those cashiers here too! I am barely getting my money out and the person behind me has emptied her basket and is waiting for me to get out of the way. Your 'number' age of years can affect how you deal with every day life. I turned 70 in January. When I was 40, I figured I would be old and decrepit at 70. Yet at times I wake up in the morning and feel more like a 4 year old ready to zoom through the day and see everything new. Other days I feel like 104 and wonder if I will make it to lunch. What joy it is when my husband and I are 'carded' when we ask for a Senior Discount at a restaurant! The Lord has been gracious to us both. We have health problems, but with the Lord's help and many prayers it isn't slowing us down. I like that saying ..."Age is only important with wine and cheese." For the rest of us, forget about the 'number' and just live life to the fullest, the way the Lord meant for you to do. |
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YES those choices I made back then. I look at them and some come to me while I drift off to sleep. I will turning 50 next year and it is OK!! I am slowing down and I am turning into that lady i thought I never be, but I LOVE THAT LADY!!! I have a purpose and God is the drivers seat!
LOL about the grocerie stroe, i thought it was me LOL |
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Sue;
I agree whole heartedly with you. I would never want to go back to my teen years - YUCK! It's so hard to watch my kids entering those teen years now and I know that they must go through things somewhat on their own because it is a process we must go through each one of us. It's so hard. I pray for God's wisdom - AND STRENGTH as we go through these next few years with our boys.
My husband told me he likes seeing grey hairs on my head - I said "WHAT, are you crazy!" I'm only 36 after all. But He see's it as a sign of wisdom as it states in the bible. It's true I know. I don't want to grow too old before my time though! LOL.
Thanks for sharing this.
Blessings to you and yours.
Kelly |
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I added a star for you.
Hugs |
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This reminded me of something that happened last night at church. We take our granddaughters to church ( be praying that their parents start going), so the youth minister has never met my daughter n love....we've only been at this church for 2 months.
Last night I was talking with him about some bands and he looked at my granddaughter and said " You've really got a cool mom, you should be thankful!".....She bowed up and said, " She is NOT my mom, she's my grandma!!!!" He started laughing, a little red faced and said "Well, you've got a cool grandma!"
I love the age I'm at now.....absolutely love it. Yeah, things don't work like they used to, and the ground is harder now when you fall, but all and all.....it's awesome!!!!!!!! |
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Well...I knew I was getting older when my husband had to tell me that I was not as old as I was telling everyone. I kept thinking I turn 45 in August...but it is just 44. See....I am trying to be older sooner. What's up with that!!!
I don't have a problem with getting older either. I have a 2 year old at home and he keeps me young! My grandbaby also helps to keep me on my toes. I may be 44...or is it 45....heck, maybe I have been adding years and I am actually just 30! No...wait, that birth certificate doesn't lie. Darn! Anyway...I don't feel my age! I love growing old in the Lord!
GREAT POST! |
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Joey |
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May 20, 2008 at 9:21pm |
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| 49 is great, except for the bone achy part. I get to act like I forgot stuff! LOL |
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