Severe slowing down – – – Is that a warning or caution sign that the stop sign of life is close ?
Or
Accepting the slowing down of life – – – Could it mean it will take longer to reach the stop sign ?
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The best way to reduce the risk of prematurely approaching the stop sign of life—
+ “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”
+ “Don’t depend on your own mental capacity.” (or physical capacity)
+ “My flesh and my heart fail, but the Lord is my strength and my portion forever.”
(strength and portion L O N G after flesh and heart fail)
+ “For me to live is Christ—to die is gain.” (live this life, but don’t hold onto it at all cost)
+ “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.”
+ “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
+ “As your days, so shall your strength be.” (God gives another day, He gives another day’s strength)
+ “Whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.”
+ “Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
+ “The fear of man brings a snare.” (fear of medical motives and mistakes and money)
+ “Whoever trusts in the Lord will be safe.”
+ “Be a faithful steward.” (of life, time, strength, health, wealth)
+ “Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.” (shadow of death, reality of LIFE)
+ “Well done, good and faithful servant—you have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.” (‘few things’ is everything in this life, faithful to the end—‘many things’ is everything He has planned for us TO DO after this life)
— Keep going.
— Don’t quit.
— Don’t start thinking about deciding to quit.
— God decides when it’s quitting time.
— Stop watching the clock.
— Don’t shortchange the Boss the last hour of the day.
— Don’t cheat Him out of what He assigned you.
— He gave you enough hours in advance to do the job, if you keep going.
— If you need something to make it to quitting time, go over the above again.
— When life itself becomes painful, or painfully unfair—
“Consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
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