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Faith in My Wrinkles, Trust Despite My Illness 

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Aging Faith

When we are young, we have a certain amount of confidence in our bodies and lean more on their ability to perform well and heal themselves, but as we age our faith in them wanes, and our trust shifts more and more towards God’s ability to heal us. When we are sick and have access to a doctor we find that our confidence is more inclined to be in the practice of medicine, but when no doctor is available, then our cry goes out to God. The challenge for the young is to have the faith of the old and the suffering of a patient in the hospital who prays the prayer of a poor and desperate soul. Do we find that our hope and faith in God reflects the strength of each age we have experienced… of the span of life?

Maturing in Our Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Aging In Faith

How mature are we as Christians? Have we moved from that stage in our faith where the focus has shifted from learning who Jesus was, and how to live the life of a Christian, to that of actually knowing Him and living alongside Him? Are we fully engaged in and surrounded by the will of God, and in close relationship with Jesus? Or are we still battling within ourselves to wrest control from the sinful man that resides there?

A Psalm, a Lesson, and a Prayer of the Aging

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Aging In Faith

When we read Psalm 37 as a young person we might see images of life through our parent’s eyes, but it is quite different once we get older and experience age, and aging, ourselves. This is a Psalm written by David when he was an old man, and maybe because of that I listen to it all the more attentively these days... having become older myself, and wiser through the years. For the elderly I say have faith, and for the young I say honor your elders.

Maturing in Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Mature Faith

How mature are we as Christians? Have we moved from that stage in our faith where the focus has shifted from learning who Jesus is, and how to live the life of Christ, to that of actually knowing Him and abiding in Him? Are we fully engaged and surrounded by the will of God and in close relationship with His Son Jesus, or are we still battling within ourselves to wrest control from the sinful man that resides there?

Was I born in the Wrong Spiritual Day and Time?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Perfect Age of Christ

Do we feel like men and women born in the wrong spiritual time? Do we feel more akin to the first Christians who followed behind Jesus than with modern man? Sometimes we look around ourselves and see what is happening in the world, and Church, and our hearts ache exceedingly for His return; we long for His coming, and a renewal of faith around the world. Well we are not alone in feeling this way because Paul felt just as many of us do… born out of due time!

Are the Wrinkles of Age increasing our Faith?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Daily Renewal of Faith

As we age, and our bodies begin to show signs of mortality, it is easy for the suffering believer to lose sight of the fact that this inevitable physical aging is not a total fading away, but one of the body only. Our daily pains, and other age related encumbrances can cause us to focus our attention on what ails us physically each day, and to lose sight of the spiritual growth, and renewal that we are experiencing at the very same moment. Today let’s redirect our attention away from what the world is reclaiming, and take heart in what Jesus, and the Spirit are renewing, and increasing further, as they prepare us for eternity with God.