It's easy to get saved. It's harder to stay saved. It's easy to get married. It's harder to stay married. It's easy to lose weight. It's harder to maintain weight loss. And that seems to be the big issue today in our Fellowship. How to maintain where we are and what we have when the thrust of revival is in the past.
I was born again in December of 1973. That was a long time ago. I do not often refer to that event since it involved actions on my part that I barely remember. Some people often refer to their salvation experience like it just happened. I wonder if that is the only thing that they are sure of. And if that is the only time that the Holy Spirit was active in their lives?
As we age things change. Our marriages change. Our experiences change. Our hopes and aspirations change. Young men may see visions but old men dream dreams. It is not the same thing. And so the question is, can we maintain what we have using what worked a long time ago?
We seem to be experts in beginning things. We have a lot still to learn on maintaining those things that we started.
Why do marriages fail? One reason is we think that marriage is that short burst of excitement and we get angry or discouraged when the thrill is gone. Why do dieters gain back the weight that they lost? Denying yourself can produce uncontrollable appetites that must be satisfied.
Sending out workers is exciting for a moment. But new pastors soon realize that it is work to start and build and sustain a church. We have focused attention for pastors and missionaries to help them stay in the ministry. Do we need the same focus and attention for marriages and for older saints on a regular basis?
As we age, we must adapt what we do to where we are in life. Saying it is not so does not make it not so.
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