FAITH ? – OR – FIGURE IT OUT ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAITH ? – WHEN YOU CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I get older and my physical and mental functions decline, I wonder where that leaves my spiritual well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know the Bible verse that says,
“Even though our outward being is fading, our inward being is growing stronger.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my increasing difficulty remembering anything, includes distress over reading the Bible and immediately losing the thought (recall) of what I just read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So how do I deal with that loss and the guilt of not holding in my mind
the Words from God that I just read, to strengthen me and keep me going through the day ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can I also turn that over to Jesus, and not worry about it ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2606TALK ABOUT FAITH \u2606<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, anyone who is not in my shoes, not going through what I’m facing, cannot understand that their suggestions don’t help (don’t apply).
It makes you want to say, “You’ll ‘get it’ someday”.
Well, maybe they will, maybe they won’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, that’s why some older people struggle with things that cannot be fixed, that nobody knows, that makes them feel alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUT GOD—
Can He ?
Will He ?
Is He the only One ?
Can we believe ?
Can I believe ?
Can I count on His promise to work for good, even the scarey stuff of decline, of losing ground ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2606TALK ABOUT FAITH \u2606<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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