Break A Record!
At Any Age!
Completing questionnaires I found great joy in checking off the box in the 18-25 year old age range when I was younger. It represented endless possibilities in living and fulfilling my dreams. Gradually, I've etched beyond that place where the world was my playground to do with whatever I willed. In many instances, I d
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As I've emerged beyond that age, I've come to realize that those categories are there for one purpose and that is to garner statistical information. It in no way can limit me from living my dreams and fulfilling my purpose. All too often people allow age to limit them and they stop dreaming and they stop living, especially if their age has etched past the 35-plus mark. God forbid if they are over 40, 50 or 60!
Our expectancy decreases primarily because our society indoctrinates us to think that as we mature we become useless. God never said that. I've come to realize that each age brings new nuances and new expectations. Regardless if you are in the first, second, third or fourth trimester of life you can still live your dreams and fulfill your purpose.
Think about it, when you were in the age bracket of 18-25 there was so much you didn't know, yet you had such anticipation for your future. Howbeit you combine all the wisdom you've garnered to truly become all God created you to be as you have matured. Who says that you are too old or even too young for that matter? If you can dream it, you can do it!
Recently, I've found a hero, a 75-year young woman, Ernestine Shepherd, who is the oldest female bodybuilder alive. Guess what, she didn't start exercising until she was in her mid-fifties! Now that is a wow for you! I'm decades her junior but my body doesn't look anywhere near hers.
In essence, she has not allowed age to stop her from living her dreams. She envisioned her dream and she set out to accomplish it. That she has done! What an awesome role model not just for seniors but for everyone! She holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest female bodybuilder. Wow! You can break records at any age! You don't have to be confined to the status quo!
You know, there is a reason God in His infinite wisdom impregnated Mary and Elizabeth at the same time; a young virgin girl barely old enough to give birth and an older woman well-passed her child-bearing years. Each of them carried the seed of purpose and promise. Neither one of them, because they understood the dream seed placed inside of them, allowed their age, open ridicule and scorn to prevent them from fulfilling their purpose.
You see, Mary and Elizabeth understood that the seed they carried was not about them, but about the will of God. As much as they understood the purpose of their seed, they also understood the purpose of each other. In doing so, it brought even more clarity to their respective assignments.
A number in time is all your age is all about. It is a number that God has provided to you for you to celebrate His gift of time, but never to limit you. When we allow age to prevent us from embracing and living our dreams and life to its fullest, we take God's precious gift and throw it back in His face. We do not hold the gift as sacred. Embracing the sacredness of the gift is when we maximize every minute God has given us to fulfill His purpose for our lives in the earth realm. That is celebrating your age! Now go break a record!
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Jacqui A. Showers., The Showers Group Ministries
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