Rules For Aging!
"Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?"
Job 12: 12
Dr. John Dunlop, a gerontologist, has two rules for staying
mentally healthy as we age. “Rule 1: Wake up every morn-
ing knowing what you are going to do that day. Rule 2: Go
to bed every night knowing that you helped
someone.”
Those rules work for us whatever our age, but a benefit
of growing older is developing a richer appreciation for
how the Lord can use us every new morning.
The prophet Isaiah wrote, “The Sovereign Lord has given
me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains
the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my
ear to listen like one being instructed” (Isaiah
50:4).
As we enter new chapters in life, we may feel we’re too
busy, too weak, too weary, or too old to serve Him. But
part of
running the race of the Christian life well is
serving God throughout our entire lives.
Look for ways you can serve Him
today,
no matter what stage of life you’re in.
"Those who trust in God should never view any season
of life as unproductive; even the last stage…. God has
a purpose for you to fulfill each day of your life."
Dr. John Dunlop
