Scripture

I was young and now I am old.

~Psalm 37:25, LSB

Quote

Age is mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it don’t matter.

~Mark Twain

I can faintly remember being in grade school back in the 50’s and I can tell you as an honest fact that I never dreamed I would live to see 2025. It never, not even once, crossed my mind. I don’t think I even thought about getting old until I got in my 40’s and then it dawned on me, “If you are not careless, you may get old.” Trust me, no one from Sardis Spring believed that I or Jerry Newby would get old. They thought that our wrecklessness would get us killed first. I tell folks all the time: “I went to bed young and woke up old.” Trust me friend, it happens quickly. When you retire, you hit light-speed. These last seven years have been a blur.

It is not all bad folks. There are some advantages. Most folks ignore you so you can do pretty much what you please. Even if you heard correctly, you can pretend you didn’t. People don’t expect as much of you. You slow down and not because you want to: the body takes care of the slowing process. I don’t run anywhere, nor do I jump. I can’t run and I don’t have the energy to jump. It is not all in my mind, trust me! I focus more on relationships than I do riches. Why do old folks need a lot of money: we will not be here long enough to spend it. I love God’s word more than ever. I had rather read as to watch TV. I had rather give than to recieve. I am more aware of my infinite ignorance than ever. I lay in my bed on Sunday evening to rest and pray. Yesterday all I could say was, “I don’t know LORD.” I kept saying it over and over and finally I gave up and tried to rest. I repeated that refrain with every thing that crossed my mind. Did I preach the right message in the right spirit, “I don’t know LORD.”  Was anyone listening or did God speak to anyone? “I don’t know LORD.” And all I could say was, “I don’t know LORD.”

When you get old you had rather be honest and candid even about your ignorance. Why pretend to know when you don’t. About all I can say for sure is: I know that I don’t know! Perhaps this is the first step toward wisdom: I don’t know.

Extra

I got a gully washer Saturday and if I can get my fence around the corn, and if it works we may have corn by the end of the week. VBS at DBC this week but I will not make it today. I have a mission trip to Ardmore. Then doctors appointments this evening. We were down bad in attendance yesterday. I doubt if we had 70. Beautiful day, thank You Lord. I hope you have a great week and thanks for reading the blog.