Is long life a blessing?
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This is a kind of thread i was thinking about and searching on recently. But i didnt see it right away because it's tucked in the Singles forum. I often visit the Misc. and Prayer, and occasional others when a title or post catches my attention. I esp appreciate those who (will) post who have had a long life (and 50, 60, 70 are all long enough, are they not?) or who deal with the elderly. I have seen a grandpa outlive his wife by several yrs, and i just wondered as a young girl. Like him, my father passed away in his 80s, but my grandma (lola, in our dialect; this grandpa's wife) passed away at abt 71 only, and i never imagined my own parents going into their 80s. I was young when lola died, and thot 71 was already old... but now i see more and more older ppl coping with life who i did not use to see before.
There! i miss the edit time by a second-- so the 'repost.'
There! i miss the edit time by a second-- so the 'repost.'
I was rereading this thread... and also von's verse below: (Cant copy and paste)
http://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/36862-long-life.html
Angela, we just know God knows what is best for you. So much uncertainty, but after all His faithfulness and goodness to you...
http://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/36862-long-life.html
Angela, we just know God knows what is best for you. So much uncertainty, but after all His faithfulness and goodness to you...
The Bible mentions many times that long life as a blessing. [Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 3:16]
Seeing people suffer in their old age and lose their health and prime abilities makes me wonder if a prolonged stay on earth is really a blessing.
I feel so much for older people, especially those who are alone. Having many conversations with some of them, I discovered many of them actually start wishing for death.
So I just wanted to know what do other Christians feel about this. Do you want to live long?
Do you see it as a blessing?
Your thoughts?
PS - The Bible also has many verses where people lament the long life of the wicked. Isaiah 57:1-2 talks about how righteous men are taken away from calamity, even as they perish.
Seeing people suffer in their old age and lose their health and prime abilities makes me wonder if a prolonged stay on earth is really a blessing.
I feel so much for older people, especially those who are alone. Having many conversations with some of them, I discovered many of them actually start wishing for death.
So I just wanted to know what do other Christians feel about this. Do you want to live long?
Do you see it as a blessing?
Your thoughts?
PS - The Bible also has many verses where people lament the long life of the wicked. Isaiah 57:1-2 talks about how righteous men are taken away from calamity, even as they perish.
I am still young and yet as an old person I find myself longing for death not because I am depressed but for several reasons my body is always in such bad shape I am tired of being tired all the time tired of being in pain and hardships that make everything so hard for me and honestly I am homesick I want to be in my fathers arms and I want to have and know him to my greedy hearts content.
However as long as he chooses to let me live I will live for him I don't know how long this path is or when it will end but if I should ever meet death I will greet him with joy as I know where I will go
However as long as he chooses to let me live I will live for him I don't know how long this path is or when it will end but if I should ever meet death I will greet him with joy as I know where I will go
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Ecclessiastes 12:1-7: (Old Age)
Remember your Creator
while you are young,
before the days of trouble come
and the years when you say,
“I find no pleasure in them.”
[SUP]2 [/SUP]When you get old,
the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark;
the rain clouds will never seem to go away.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]At that time your arms will shake
and your legs will become weak.
Your teeth will fall out so you cannot chew,
and your eyes will not see clearly.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Your ears will be deaf to the noise in the streets,
and you will barely hear the millstone grinding grain.
You’ll wake up when a bird starts singing,
but you will barely hear singing.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]You will fear high places
and will be afraid to go for a walk.
Your hair will become white like the flowers on an almond tree.
You will limp along like a grasshopper when you walk.
Your appetite will be gone.
Then you will go to your everlasting home,
and people will go to your funeral.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Soon your life will snap like a silver chain
or break like a golden bowl.
You will be like a broken pitcher at a spring,
or a broken wheel at a well.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]You will turn back into the dust of the earth again,
but your spirit will return to God who gave it.
Remember your Creator
while you are young,
before the days of trouble come
and the years when you say,
“I find no pleasure in them.”
[SUP]2 [/SUP]When you get old,
the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark;
the rain clouds will never seem to go away.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]At that time your arms will shake
and your legs will become weak.
Your teeth will fall out so you cannot chew,
and your eyes will not see clearly.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Your ears will be deaf to the noise in the streets,
and you will barely hear the millstone grinding grain.
You’ll wake up when a bird starts singing,
but you will barely hear singing.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]You will fear high places
and will be afraid to go for a walk.
Your hair will become white like the flowers on an almond tree.
You will limp along like a grasshopper when you walk.
Your appetite will be gone.
Then you will go to your everlasting home,
and people will go to your funeral.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Soon your life will snap like a silver chain
or break like a golden bowl.
You will be like a broken pitcher at a spring,
or a broken wheel at a well.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]You will turn back into the dust of the earth again,
but your spirit will return to God who gave it.
The Bible mentions many times that long life as a blessing. [Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 3:16]
Seeing people suffer in their old age and lose their health and prime abilities makes me wonder if a prolonged stay on earth is really a blessing.
I feel so much for older people, especially those who are alone. Having many conversations with some of them, I discovered many of them actually start wishing for death.
So I just wanted to know what do other Christians feel about this. Do you want to live long?
Do you see it as a blessing?
Your thoughts?
PS - The Bible also has many verses where people lament the long life of the wicked. Isaiah 57:1-2 talks about how righteous men are taken away from calamity, even as they perish.
Seeing people suffer in their old age and lose their health and prime abilities makes me wonder if a prolonged stay on earth is really a blessing.
I feel so much for older people, especially those who are alone. Having many conversations with some of them, I discovered many of them actually start wishing for death.
So I just wanted to know what do other Christians feel about this. Do you want to live long?
Do you see it as a blessing?
Your thoughts?
PS - The Bible also has many verses where people lament the long life of the wicked. Isaiah 57:1-2 talks about how righteous men are taken away from calamity, even as they perish.