The
years between youth and retirement often are filled with giving your absolute
best for the highest possible achievement, yet both success and failure are prevalent
on the pathway to retirement. You're well aware of the determined adolescent
who leaves home for college only to return home a semester later unable to
re-enroll because of poor grades.
Getting back on track is a requirement
at specific intervals along the way to success. What helps is knowing that God
is at work to provide confidence for facing an uncertain future. Jesus gave us
these words of challenge. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or drink, about your body, what you will wear." He's
telling us to re-focus. God cares and will provide.
Moving
past failure and disappointment is ultimately dependent on faith and trust in
the Lord Jesus Christ, who endows us with intrinsic value and self-worth. This motivates
us to be receptive to God's purpose for us as our aging consistently progresses
onward. God gives us wisdom and discernment for choosing what is appropriate at
each stage of our development.
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