Scripture
He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.
~Philippians 3:21, NLT
Quote
Sooner or later, you are going to want a new body.
~Ya’akov
I lifted weights my last two years in college. I had a 34 inch waist and 17 inch biceps, which is not that big but I was in shape. There was a lady at Salem Springs {College church} that tapered my shirts. Well, I still need tapered shirts but in reverse order, bigger at the bottom than the top. I wear fat boy shirts which I call bell bottom shirts because they fit my figure. I get amused at people who want to show off their bodies. These weight lifters like to wear tight T-shirts so all their muscles will be obvious. That is all well and good but there is coming a day when they too will want a new body. Perhaps you are thinking, “I know people your age that are in shape.” Yes, I have seen some on ads and such but there is more to growing old than shape. There is this thing called aches and pains.
I also know that there are folks who have never had a headache. There are people that have never had acid indigestion. My good friend Ray lived to be 80 and he never had one headache in his life. I have two and three per week. June has never had indigestion. I have to keep an antiacid in the cabinet all the time. My legs hurt everyday; especially my right one. I have a hot patch on it right now. We don’t have any pain medication at our house other than advil and excedrine. I guess that is a good thing. I can’t remember the last pain free day I’ve had.
I have told you before that I use to pick on June’s mother. I don’t think the woman hated me but she did have good reason. “Granny,” as we called her, was a constant complainer. According to her she had rheumatoid arthritis, the old pasty mouth, the blind staggers, heart trouble and dropsy, and a number of other things. I would say, “Granny, it is all in your mind. There is nothing wrong with you and you do not have rheumatoid arthritis; if you did, it would show.” Of course, June always took her side and scolded me for picking at her. Now June says I am reaping what I sowed. When I get up at night I have to furniture walk to the bathroom because I have the blind staggers. I keep a drink on my night stand because I have the old pasty mouth. I don’t have rheumatoid arthritis, but I have arthritis and it is worse in my left hand than anywhere else. I cannot make a fist; I can’t swing a golf club. Long story short, my body is wearing out and fast: I need a new body.
One of our grandsons runs a gym. He tells me all the time, “Granddaddy, you get free workouts.” I tell him thanks but no thanks; I am content to wait on my new body. I really don’t think a workout is going to help this one. It might create double pain: the pain of working out and then being sore from working out. Besides I do a short workout every night. I got it from Junior Hill. I do a roll over and a pull up: I roll over in bed and pull up the covers. Then it takes me three minutes to breath normal.
Extra
I wrote this blog back in September but accoring to my computer, it was never posted: if it is a re-run, I apologize. I started coughing Monday evening and got hoarse Monday night. June wanted me to go to the clinic and realized I didn’t need to get in public if I was contagious so I went and PTL it is laryngitis. They gave me a steriod shot and I had two good days but now I feel worse than ever. I am going back to clinic this morning.
Have a great Friday and thanks for reading the blog.
Grace Point Holiday Calendar
- November 26–No mid-week service
- December 5–49er Christmas Party at 11:30
- December 14–CHRISTMAS DINNER after morning worship
- December 17–CHRISTMAS PROGRAM @ 6:00 Sanctuary
- December 24–Christmas Eve Communion @5:00 Sanctuary
- December 31–No mid-week service