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“The older we get, the more we feel we have something to lose.”

A thought by Jonathan Martin, (2013-04-19) from his book, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think? (p. 24). Tyndale Momentum. Kindle Edition. I feel that on my self-focus days.  But the reality is I have just as much as I ever have.   I have this day, no more no less.   I may think that I have less time at 66 than I had at 26 but that isn’t always true.   There are some 26 year olds who don’t have more days ahead than I have.   None of us know how much time we have.   The key is today is what I have so I must make use of it.   It is God’s gift to me and I shouldn’t waste it on feelings of what I have lost or don’t have. I have what I always have.   I have today. Somehow that sets us free.    Life is today and all of its opportunities and privileges.   It is God’s personal gift to me.   And how I use it my personal gift to Him. Jesus as a human is a clear example of this. ...