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As you consider the story Dr. Crabb related about his elderly parents, discuss the concept of bankrupt foolishness and what the final years of life might look like when guided by the Spirit’s wisdom instead.
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As Elvis sang I did it my way
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Living in the Spirit’s wisdom in our retirement years will enable me to live out my calling until I die. If I intentionally move toward God in my younger years, I pray that I would still be in love with Him in my later years. I can see how foolishness is a sure presence in all of our lives, but Jesus is the antidote for this in giving us passion and peace. I want to invest in people and relationships now and all through my life.
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Without God, and the peace and firm foundation of knowing who we are and the hope we have in Jesus, as our bodies lose their youth and vigor and our minds grow weary and slow, we will feel bankrupt no matter what we try to do!
Only with the Spirit’s wisdom, loving God and others, will we find peace and contentment even as we see ourselves fading away from this world . -
The finals years of life being guided by the Spirit will firstly be years of hope. Hope for ones own future and eternal dwelling, hope for family and friends being head to the same destination. reflecting on years of joy and the goodness of God. Being satisfied in who He is.
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With accumulative experiences from living out their lives, people falling into the bankrupt foolishness will make decisions based on own knowledge, trying to take charge of everything even including how to end their lives when facing sickness and still belief that is the best choice. They possibly will miss living out their lives to the fullness, peace and hope are being robbed from them. Instead of having strength looking forward to eternality, they are only counting down the days.
I remembered my late father-in-law even at his last stage of living with cancer, he could still share at our prayer group meetings how he saw the beauty of the path to heaven, sharing encouraging words to the group, embracing up coming death and telling other seniors that it was nothing to be afraid of.