Years Beyond Your Age
The proverbial saying that he or she is “old before their time” is not necessarily a bad thing when put into the right context. In fact, it should be desired, for it can be most advantageous in life. What I’m speaking of is drawing wisdom from those seasoned saints who have, as they say today, “Been there; done that.”
Rehoboam got into big trouble because “…he forsook the council of the old men…and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him.” Like many nowadays, he sought advice from those who had never been down the road he was seeking to travel, thus rejecting the elders’ good sense.
Now just what are some of the things these senior saints would have those following them to major on in this brief, fleeting life? One thing I’ve noticed about their recommendations is that they all seem to be in agreement as to the important issues of life.
So here are a few words of wisdom from those who proudly wear the hoary head of years of experience. They all wish they had read their Bibles and prayed more. Without exception each mourns the fact they did not take more time “smelling the flowers.” Spending quality time with family and friends, they tell us, would be a top priority, if they could do it all over again. Anxious care would have been replaced with a loving trust in Him. And above all, each old timer agrees, Jesus Christ would be the center of every part of their lives, both in the little things as well as the big.
Don’t be among those who at the end of their lives regrettably say, “Oh, I wish I would have listened.”~ rds
by an Aged Saint