Live your season of life well. It makes a way!
My mentor from college days recently told me, as he gets into his 90s, going to bed at night is practicing dying. Sounds morbid, but not in his case. He has acquiesced his soul to God already while here. Makes for good sleep, he told me. I’ll trust that golden piece of advice.
Nice when people live their particular season of life well. It takes away the fear before you get there!
This mentor has written many books on the artist Van Gogh and his spirituality, as a pastor’s kid. His books and life has helped mine immensely. Thankful for those, who unlike Van Gogh, get to age well like fine wine.
Still bearing good fruit in old age is a sign of righteous living, as the Psalm says!
My own father would be another example of that. Thankful for those who go before us. We do our somersaults on the shoulders of giants!
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People see inconsistently, God sees well constantly. Perform for Him, not people. Their applause always dies down, but He is always clapping for us! And knows us each by name. His Eyes watch us always; peoples eyes often glance to the side. We are easily distracted. The whole show is for Him. Perform as if God was watching your life like we watch a great movie. And make it a great movie!
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King David could care less what people though, when he was dancing half naked before the ark of The Presence of his God. He wasn’t dancing for the crowd. He was dancing in front of His King.
Always perform for the angels not the audience, as my mentor put it.