From Birth to Death.

"Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. 

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will save you.   Isaiah 46:4,5

I read this verse yesterday and found it so comforting. I am in my old age with gray hairs now. I have walked with God since I was 19 yrs. old. Still, I do believe God had me in his hands from the day I was born. The first verse says he carried me before I was born.

I love the description of what God will do for us through our lives; he made us, he cares for us, he carries us, he sustains us and finally he save us. What a description of our God! Sometimes we don't see this with literal eyes. We suffer and wonder why. But these things must be seen with spiritual eyes, for God is speaking of something deep and eternal. He is speaking of our inner life where he will lift us up above the things of this world.

From cradle to grave, our God is with us. He will give us strength to live this life if we ask him.  He will give us comfort if we pray to him. He will give us eternal life if we believe in him.

Growing Old

With all the aches and pains that come with aging, I sometimes miss how healthy and active I used to be. Some days I can actually take the dogs for a walk. Some days it seems impossible. My fibromyalgia comes and goes in waves. My energy ebbs in and out. I don't know if I start a walk if I can finish it, so I stay home most of the time.

Even so, I know I have been fortunate most of my life to be healthy. There are many people who are sick all their lives. There are many who die at a young age. So instead of dwelling on what was and what is with my body, I try to be grateful I can still see, walk, feel, think and move.

"Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26

"Teach us to number our days rightly, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" 1John 3:1

No matter how old I am, I am still a child of God!