By Andrea Merrell
I will be your God throughout your lifetime—
until your hair is
white with age.
I made you, and I will care for
you.
I will carry you
along and save you.
Isaiah 46:4 NLT
Those dreaded words every woman hates to hear:
“Grandma, what are all those lines on your face?”
My reply? “Sweetie, your grandma has earned every
one of those wrinkles.”
It’s inevitable—at least without the help of Botox
or surgery—that those tiny little lines start creeping across our face when we
least expect it.
On a TV show years ago, one woman commented to
another about all the wrinkles around her eyes. The other woman—who was highly
offended—said, “Those aren’t wrinkles, they’re laugh lines.”
The first woman frowned and said, “Honey, nothing can be that funny.”
We can make all the excuses we want, but the
ageing process is a part of life. We can keep trying to turn back the clock, or
make the most of our here and now. As with most things, ageing gracefully is
all about attitude. For me, I know I will get older, but I refuse to get old.
The Bible has much to say about elders, gray hair,
and wisdom. Even when life hasn’t been especially kind to us, we can still look
back at all we’ve experienced and learned, along with all the lives we’ve touched.
We can also rejoice in the fact that the Lord loves us and has been right there
with us all the way.
Our best days are ahead.
(Photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net and
Stuart Miles.)
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