2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. New International Version (NIV)
Turning 55 is a humbling experience. The thought of it makes you realize that you are not getting any younger. Most likely, those nagging aches and pains aren't going to get better, very likely they'll get worse and we'll have other new ones heaped on top of it.
There are plenty of commercials and products out there designed to keep us young, from anti aging creams for our skin, "Lifestyle lifts", and all kinds of vitamins and supplements designed to fight off the appearance of age. They are designed to show others that outwardly we are not wasting away, when in reality it is unavoidable, we are aging and there is no denying it. Yes, we can lose some weight and get in better shape, but we won't truly be any younger.
Thankfully, as today's verses indicate, we can do something, or should I say, God can do something about our inner-selves and our disposition. It can be renewed day by day.. We can have a renewed outlook inwardly even while we don't like what we see going on on the outside. Why, because we are looking forward, looking onward and upward to something far greater than this world. These thoughts, when realized can outweigh any negative thoughts that we might have today.
So the next time you want to feel younger, you don't have to try that new anti aging cream, turn to Christ and be renewed on the inside.
Psalm 51:10-12The Message (MSG)
God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
Don't throw me out with the trash,
or fail to breathe holiness in me.
Bring me back from gray exile,
put a fresh wind in my sails!
Mike
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2 Corinthians 4:16-18
The Message (MSG)
16-18 So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.
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