It's official! I am elderly! 

Honestly, I don't feel elderly; but, the definition states that if I am 65 years old, I am considered elderly. The implications of that implore me to "dig deeper into this elderly thing!" I have always loved older people and enjoyed the company of those who are older since I was a young girl. However, now that I am "elderly," it seems more like a terminal illness that many people like to "joke" about on a regular basis. But, to me, it is no laughing matter. It is just confirmation that all of our days on this earth are limited: whether we are young or "elderly," we all face our own mortality! 

What does that look like if we are proactive in our stance toward this impending physical death? We eat healthily, exercise, go for medical check-ups, downsize our homes, make plans for being weak and feeble should we live to be a centenarian, take "orders" from our adult children, help raise our grandchildren, and a myriad of other "things elderly people should say and do..." unless of course, we are misplacing our car keys which calls for dementia/Alzheimer's testing...Being elderly is complicated! 

But, the truth is surely that we most likely have a short window of time left to live on this earth. How will we spend it? Will it make a difference in the lives of those around us? Will we serve others as long as we are able? Will we respect our adult children and invest in our grandchildren and the "next generation?" How will we handle suffering? Are our affairs in order? What will our obituary truthfully say about us...Should we write it just in case no one else does?  

I chuckle; but, in all truth, it is not a "laughing matter" to me! It is a "high calling" to be elderly!

In light of eternity, we can take nothing or no one with us when we leave this earth. We can only be responsible for ourselves in the here and now and for all of eternity!

Why not "choose life"...CHOOSE ETERNAL LIFE? Jesus is waiting for all who will call upon HIS name and be saved. We can "live eternity now" by living for Jesus a life that is true...striving to please HIM in all that we do...yielding our allegiance to HIM...glad hearted and true...Why not surrender today by asking God to show you if Jesus is real! It makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE both now and forevermore! 

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