Age – just a number, right?
Though outwardly we waste away, inwardly we are renewed each day through
His Word, right? You are only as old as
you feel, right? With age comes
knowledge, right?
Well, when looking in the mirror lately, I begin to see the
outwardly evidence of the number that continues to increase daily with each
breath. When feeling as though an oven
increased to about 450 degrees out of nowhere inside my body, I feel the
effects of aging. When using the words
“when I was younger,” “back in the day,” “you will understand when you get
older,” etc., I hear the aging in my voice.
I often try to blame such aging on the treatment my body
received for 15+ years. I often blame
such aging on stress in life. Some may
think me young, but truth is I age every minute of every day. The minutes zoom by, some without a thought,
while others contain heavy thinking.
Each minute just as valuable as the next.
We all receive the same amount of seconds, minutes and hours
within one complete day. Do we know when
the last breath shall be taken in this life?
No. The fact remains that at this
moment, breath continues to keep our body physically alive. The physical body will continue to age,
wrinkles will appear in unwanted places, bones will shrink, organs will require
more energy to remain in function, weakness may arise within shorter intervals,
etc. Society works diligently to promote
hiding such process through surgeries, cosmetics and miracle creams/pills.
Guess what my friend?
Society has it all wrong. Beauty
is NOT based on appearance of skin, number on the scale, clothing on hangers or
styling of hair. Beauty, maturity and
quality of life IS based on the condition of our heart. I do not speak of the actual organ which
lub-dubs all day long and determines status of physical life. I speak about the true heart – hidden away
deep inside.
We are born with a void only Jesus can fill – our heart. Without knowing Jesus and taking Him as Lord
and Savior of our lives, we work diligently to fill such void with worldly
things. I am guilty of such for much of
my time here thus far. The amazing part
of accepting Jesus – the moment you fill the void with Him, He works mightily
to catch you up to speed regardless of Earthly age. You receive the promise of Eternal life with
Him and begin maturing in unexplainable ways.
Though outwardly we waste away day by day, inwardly God renews and
strengthens as we look to Him for hope.
Do we need to abandon the physical body since it wastes away
in the end? Absolutely NOT! God provided such a vessel to carry out
mighty work here on Earth. He needs us
to be healthy and treat the bodies given with respect, love, care and as
temples of the Holy Spirit. You are
carrying the Holy Spirit within your heart – protect it. Sickness occurs, illnesses arise, pain
happens; but, daily we can provide what the body needs to remain at best to
accomplish God’s work. Fill your vessel
with positivity, nourishment, activity and love; but, most importantly, fill
your heart with Truth daily!
One way I continue the renewal process reveals itself in the following pictures. . .
Building up the next generation, teaching them about our great and mighty God, handing them the tools for survival in this broken world and laughing till it hurts renews my heart! Thank you God for my blessings and joy given each day through them!
Live life. . .One Day at a
Time
Sheree Craig
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