https://odb.org/2024/05/29/advice-from-one-older
As the elder ones in our social circles, we may want to give advice to the younger ones as we grow older. For example, what do I regret? Is there something that we would have done differently if we were given the opportunity to live all over again? This is purely hypothetical. There are second chances in life, but time waits for no man. What has passed has passed. We can not turn back the clock. We can only reflect and teach others not to repeat our mistakes.
In today’s ODB, the writer wrote about George Saunders, incidentally a writer by profession, who regrets failures of kindness. In other words, he regretted not showing kindness when he should. For me, kindness, gentleness, and self-control are all part of the fruit of the Spirit, and those characteristics take time to develop to become second nature to us. We all start with fleshy and selfish desires due to our fallen nature.
But as an older person to the younger ones, what I do hope we do not regret is not having given enough of our lives to God, having not yet discovered God’s plans and purposes for us. Having not responded to His calling for us when younger. We had delayed serving God until much later when we could have done so much more if we had responded to God earlier.
If we are already old now, don’t despair as our God is a God of second chances. Jesus is always there to spur us on, to encourage us. We need to start now, start immediately whatever age we are. So long as we are still breathing. But if we are still young, start now too as there is much we can do if we start when young. Respond to Christ now even as He gives us a vision for our future in Him. Don’t wait or delay anymore. The time to give our lives to Him and serve Him with all our heart is NOW! Don’t regret in our old age, not having done this when younger.
Ronnie's Thoughts 