Getting Older Has Its Percs...!!

By Chuck Cooper

Age is truly a state of mind.  I refuse to be called "senior citizen" or "golden ager"...rather I consider myself as "chronologically advantaged" if for no other reason than I have the advantage of having learned from my mistakes, of possessing great memories of great times with friends and family; of having met so many great folks that I can't remember most of their names. 
Folks under 60 can't understand yet that older is wiser. that they are really "dis-advantaged."

Mostly I'm advantaged because I'm old enough to have learned, first hand, how and what God has done for me and how He has directed events in my life, even when in retrospect I was totally unaware that He was doing so. These realizations have been personal revelations of His love for me and all mankind.

In fact, those revelations have drawn me into a deeply personal relationship with His son, Jesus Christ. As a result, I have submitted totally to God's will for me the rest of my days here!

God is no longer my "co-pilot"; He's my Pilot!  As my personal Pilot, God has given me the assurance of eternal life serving Him in Heaven because of my submission and obedience to His will for me.  That has resulted is what the Scripture calls "peace that passes all understanding."  Other than my assurance of eternal life serving Him in Heaven, the incredible peace and resultant contentment is the greatest gift beyond salvation I could ever have received.

Older, wiser, at peace, content. Thank You, Father.

As my deceased Dad used to say: "I'm ready to go when He calls, but not necessarily on the next bus!"