Well, today is my birthday. The body tells me I am getting
older but my mind wants to return to my youth. I have been blessed to live for
68 years on this planet earth. Yes, I have had challenges with some failures
but also successes. As the sole surviving sibling of six, I am challenged to
live my life span to God’s limit, be it 92 years or longer. My disappointment
is in the times that I now live--- so much disruption. But technology has
expanded exponentially during my lifetime, and that is a good thing.
I would love to retire, but I continue to work fulltime at
the present, with some uncertainty about next year. My financial commitments
hold me down at this time; I pray for a breakthrough soon.
The test of essential tremor haunts my daily life. The skill
of penmanship continues to deteriorate. But I thank God for the technology of
computers and “siri” that eases my written communication ability.
Participation in ministry is never an option that I opt out
on. Sources may degrade and ignore me but they cannot take the spirit of God
from me. I refuse to surrender to the will of human decisions that interfere
with what God has called me to do. This interference only motivates me to achieve
clear direction and passion for that which was implanted in me long ago. You
can disown me and defeat me in your own realm; however, I refuse to succumb to
that attitude.
So as I conclude this brief document, it is apparent that
age has tempered my being. Although there is a weakening in the physical there
is strength of thought processes. Residuals of stubbornness may resonate in my
life but it serves as a catalyst for expressing the truth.
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