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No matter how old we may physically be and no matter the aches and pains
that come with age, we can remain forever young in our spirit which is
ageless and eternal. We are not only physical beings, but we are also
spiritual beings. While we may have trials, troubles and setbacks in this
physical world, we also have available to us faith, peace and comfort in
the spiritual world that is more real than what we can physical see. We
must always allow ourselves to have the proper perspective and see things
from two points of view. We can look at a negative situation and choose
to either complain or worry about it or we can see with our eyes of faith
and know that no weapon that is formed against us will prosper. We can
allow our spirit which knows no fear to answer every door of doubt,
discouragement or despair. (Isaiah 54:17) (1 John 4:17-19)
We must have a deep and assured knowing that in God's sight All Is Well.
No trial, no setback, no catastrophe can cause God to worry so why should
we allow the troubles of this world to steal our Joy? Our countenance
should remain steadfastly in peace because God has redeemed us from our
past and made us new creations in Christ Jesus. The Lord Jesus took all
of our filth, shame and sin and He replaced it with a Robe of
Righteousness. Our spirit man which was once dead because of our sin has
now been reborn and given every gift that comes with God's salvation. We
can remain forever young in our spirit and have the Joy of the Lord
because of the free gift of salvation that is available to all who call
upon His Name in truth. Our spirit man is confident in God's ability, so
we should allow our physical man to reflect the Joy and Peace that lies
within us. (Isaiah 61:10) (Psalm 23:1-4)
Be encouraged to have a lighthearted attitude towards life. Don't allow
the trials and tribulations that come your way to make you question your
faith, but rather let those troubles reaffirm your faith and allow your
inner man to answer as only it can; in faith, in peace and in love because
that is what our spirit has within it. The Bible tells us in Galatians
5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law.” Stay forever young in spirit, soul and mind and allow the
goodness of God that surrounds you to infiltrate your being and see life
as the miracle that it is each and every day that you are lucky enough to
be in it. (2 Corinthians 4:18) (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)
I hope this message inspires and challenges your heart to see that it is
within your ability to have a lighthearted attitude towards life.
A YOUNG SPIRIT
It was my daughter’s 21st birthday. Dinner was finished and cake and ice
cream were about to be served. As I looked out on my three grown children
I was amazed at how quickly the years had gone by. My youngest was now 18
years old. My daughter was a college graduate. My oldest boy was 23 and
getting older every minute. Just thinking about it I could feel my hair
getting thinner and grayer and my wrinkles getting deeper.
I dragged my aching, aging body into the bathroom and looked at myself in
the mirror. Yes, the hair was thin and gray. The face and forehead were
wrinkled a bit. The few extra pounds of middle-age were showing in places.
Then I gazed into the eyes staring back at me from the mirror and I saw
him: a young spirit shining out of them from deep within me. He was the
spirit that still delighted in the twinkling lights of the fireflies every
Summer. He was the spirit that still soared along with the birds in the
morning sky. He was the spirit that still thought the laughter of a child
was the most beautiful music in the world. He was the spirit that had
always known that bodies are temporary, but that life is eternal. He was
the spirit that had always tried to keep one foot in the wonder of
childhood and one foot in the love of Heaven.
I smiled back at that shining spirit and took my youthful soul back out to
the kitchen table to join my forever young children in some red velvet
cake and vanilla ice cream. I thanked God too for reminding me that I will
always be young no matter how old I get.
Always remember who you really are. You are a beautiful, shining, loving
soul. You are blessed by Heaven and loved by God. You are both eternal and
forever young. You can never grow old unless you let yourself. May all
your days be blessed with youth, laughter, and joy then. May all your
years be full of loving God, yourself, and others.
By Joseph J. Mazzella
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love”
Psalm 23:1-4 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to
lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He
restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His
name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff
they comfort me.”
James 1:2-5 “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire,
wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.”
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today's Selected Poem: THE PROMISE
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem182.htm
Today’s Selected Testimony: AN ANGEL BY MY SIDE
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony194.htm
In Christ’s Service,
Dwayne Savaya
God’s Work Ministry |
