Afraid of Growing Old?

 Here is my question of the day. why are we in our church and in our Fellowship afraid of growing old? We understand that church planting is for young people. No older person in their right mind would go pioneer a church. A few have tried and they all failed miserably. But we all are growing older by the day and we seem terrified by that unchanging truth.

First, growing older is not better or worse, it's just different. there are things that I know now that I could not know 30 years ago. There are things that I no longer do. No sense tempting God and fate trying to do what I have no business doing. Second, acting young when you are not is foolish and it makes you look pathetic.

Why do we hate older saints in our churches? Oh, we don't say it like that. But we have nothing for them and do nothing for them and advise them to act young if they want to fit in. We do not honor them or seek them out or take care of them. We bend over backwards to minister to infants and toddlers and children and disciples. Everyone else is excess baggage and not worth taking care of.

It is my wisdom and superior kindness that allows me to not be offended by those who despise me. I do not think that I am better than you. But I have been through things and survived things that never cross your mind.

Being older makes me able to smile when the sermon does nothing but offend me. It is only here that you will ever know that I was offended.

I work hard to take care of myself as I age. I cannot turn back the clock. Neither can you. So please, do not think that young is better and that old is evil.