I Never Thought I Could (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 05 2018	Views/Reads: 1866/1222	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I cannot relive my past, but I certainly can enjoy the work that is before me for the glory of God.

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could not walk, I had to run. I would run so vigorously that when I got 
home, I would collapse in exhaustion. 

I cannot do that now, but what I can do is pace myself out so that I do
not collapse in exhaustion. 

When I was young, I didn't have any excuses or didn't try to think of
any. Now that I am older, I do have some good excuses. 

“I can't do that, I don't have the energy, I'm too old.” 

“I'm sorry; my memory isn't quite like it used to be.” 

I now have a lot of excuses that I didn't have that can benefit me. When
young, I was too proud to say I couldn't do something. Now that I am 
old, my pride has disappeared and it is easy for me to say that I 
cannot do something. 

My wife and I discussed this and at the very end, she looked at me and
said, “What's that smile all over your face?” 

I had to explain to her that she got me to thinking in the right
direction. I never thought I could do certain things, but now I have 
the time to do them. There are books that I have always wanted to read; 
now I have the time to read them. 

I always wanted to just sit and relax in my chair and dream about the
impossible dream. Now that I am older, I can do that and nobody 
objects, particularly me. 

I am beginning to understand what Jesus said. “I must work the works of
him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can 
work” (John 9:4). 

I cannot relive my past, but I certainly can enjoy the work that is
before me for the glory of God.


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