Ministries
The year was 1955, and I was born into a world of excitement and wonder. By the time I was six, which seemed like an eternity to achieve, the world was my oyster and I could take my time to shuck it. No, I didn’t know what an oyster was at six, and I certainly didn’t know anything about shucking oysters. But I had all the time in the world to learn about and do it.
I had navigated my backyard, the back pasture and the pasture and tanks behind that. All this was done before I was eight more or less. There was a lot of time between meals, for sure. Now, it’s minutes ticking away faster than 60 seconds an hour! I look back at my vast past and ahead to my not-so-equal future. I still have so many things to do, and I am outta’ of time.
My mind wants to do so many things my body screams not to do. I don’t listen to me. Heck, we were told not to trust anyone over 30. I can’t trust myself twice over. My body says to stay right in the recliner. I now get tired of being tired. Have you noticed there are now different types of tired?
When you are young and physically tired from playing or partying, rest, pop back up a few minutes and go again. Then you have kids, and the whole idea of being tired is turned upside down. But what! Even when the kids grow up, you are still tired. All your energy got used up. There comes bone tired, tired as all get out, so tired I can’t even think. You tire from putting on your boots or bending over to lace up your shoes. However, that tired may be from visiting the recliner too often.
I do need to exercise. I got on the treadmill the other day for over an hour. My next time on it, I will turn it on. No matter how much you exercise, your body at a certain age says it ain’t gonna cooperate and starts to wind down. I guess that’s why so many elderly people say they are tired of living and want to go home to the Lord.
I am not at that point yet. I still have the strength to carry on, accomplish great things, push myself to the limits, dig in my heels, push forward, and give all I have. Whew, that even got me tired. I promise I will change the world right after I watch the Star Trek Trilogy again from my recliner.
Psalm 73:26 - "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my por -
tion forever."
