Pastor Mitchell used to say that life must be lived to the end. We hear that and agree with that. And we think that we will be like we are now for the rest of our lives. We would be wrong to think that.
None of the great heroes of faith in the Bible are still alive. Heaven doesn't count. And fewer and fewer of our current heroes of faith have gone to their Heavenly reward. Bridget will be there very soon. Kathy is already there.
We must rightly divide the word of truth to make sure that we are living according to the Bible and not the world. And we must correctly assess our lives from time to time to see what we can and can't do. No amount of preaching will turn back the hand of time. Zeal is not a tree of life no matter what anyone says.
Mid life crisis is that uncomfortable time when young people come to grips with the reality that they are not young anymore. If you haven't done it by now chances are you might never do it. Or if you try you might do things but you will be isolated and alone since young people are not interested in you or what you represent. This is hard to accept. You can spot someone in this stage of life when that try too hard to be young and zealous and excited and enthusiastic. Just like the man or women who tries to dress too young. We can try too hard to be new converts and we are fooling no one but ourselves.
Churches go through this. When there is more talk about what God did than evidence of what God is doing we are getting old in our faith. Maybe it's time to grow up?
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