How Old?

When you grow old things fall off you, things grow on you. Scripture says that gray hair is our crown and old age is a blessing of the righteousness.

I know G-d has never been wrong. And I think I just want this post to be free flowing....

I don't have specific questions... I will ask some to make a post....lol

My mom just came home after 5mo in a rehab facility, she is 78. I had to fight for her to get medical help. There was an overwhelming feel between the hospital trips and the rehab facility that, because of her age they wanted to let her die.

Then I think about myself, someone who has lived 2/3 of a life span; it is scary.... I pray and know G-d will be merciful. My grandmother lived until 96, but she had us to take care of her.

People use to come from big families and the children took care of the aged.

Has modern medicine prolonged life too long? Is 80's-100 what G-d is talking about in His Word? How old do you want to get before you move home?

Hi, welcome to CC. Thanks for sharing. I relate to all you've said. We cared for my mom about a year, kept her at her own house and rotated shifts. She was 86, very loved and it was an honor to do so. Toward the last she was completely ready to go. She said if she couldn't get better, it would be best to rest in Jesus (was how she put it).

We just have to keep trusting in Almighty. We have to finish this race as well as we can. It's not easy at times. I don't think I'd want my life prolonged by meds if I became infirm, but then I haven't faced that for myself. We mustn't fear, for our Creator is able to carry us.

Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you and I will deliver you.

I pray to be:
- old enough to watch my kids grow into responsible happily married spiritually faithful adults.
- old enough to enjoy quality time with all of my grandkids such that they know something about myself, my faith in the lord and their family history thru my stories...
- old enough to know that I was in fact loved in this life-time by someone who is capable of returning as much love as I am capable of giving...
- young enough that all my kids out live me...
- young enough so as to retain all my mental faculties...
- and young enough so as not to become a burden to my children...

At least as old as Moses, if not Methuselah.

HAHA... At 969 or what ever I would hope it was an old "Highlander" episode… (I hope you know the show or it will take away from the haha...)

But I get it, like Caleb in his 70's he climbed that mountain... And Moses climbed Mt. Nebo at 120 when G-d buried him. I am almost 50 and my sacroiliac acts up unloading the groceries from the car...lol

As many doctors and politicians say, the goal of today's science is not to make our age drastically higher than the age of generation before us, even though the age of the next generation is (on average) 10 years higher than that of the previous one.

The goal is to prolong the age of our active and healthy life.

If we will be relatively mentally healthy in 130, its fine to live so long.

When I was a kid I said me and my kids will drink all the soda pop we want. That was what I wanted then, but now I see that's not wise and how it effects my health, so I no longer want it all day everyday like I planned when I was a kid. In the same way, I don't know what my wants will be in the future, I can only answer from where I'm at now...

So far my thinking is i want to live to be at least 100. But if I no longer have my mind, if I no longer feel like me, if I'm in great pain and can't take care of myself, I don't want to be a burden on my children. I don't mind my children taking care of me to a certain point, they should. We are on this earth to show love, patience, and kindness. I did as a parent. I was thrown up on, I cooked and cleaned for them, etc. Adult children should in turn take care of their parents.

But i don't want my children completely lifting me from bed to wheelchair, changing adult diapers, or putting up with me yelling horrible things because I no longer have control of my mind.

As I get older and even though I hve had many miracles in my own health in my youth, I no longer expect miraculous healings.

No, I do believe I can be healed of anything, but at my age I find it good, and evencomforting to thank God for any problem of health that has come or will come my way.

I have found wondrous solice and confidence when I thank God for any pain, injury, condition and more because everythig such is just another step towards Him and His Throne. It is wonderful.

I care for myself, but I give God all glory for doing so; He is , frankly, amazing at all turns.

May God bless all in each's path given by Jesus, it is so wonderful, low times and high alike. Praise Jesus, amen.

I would suggest meditating on Psalm 90:1-17.
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

I’m 50 and look after my aging aunt who is 83. She has multiple health issues
if it wasn’t for me she would be in a nursing home.

God showed me in dreams that it was the right thing to do to look after her,
these were before she got ill.

In recent times God has given me other dreams too. Last year I had one in
which a woman handed me a beautiful stunning painting she had done.
It was a landscape with beautiful sky with the sun low in the sky.
It showed a valley in the background, mountains, a lake like a French landscape.
In the foreground were flowers, in one corner she was painting something like
lilac it was the last part of the painting to do. The woman handed me the painting
to finish off. I felt surprised, humbled, worried I would spoil the painting but that
part of the painting was the easiest. I didn’t want to take credit for the painting
but she didn’t seem to be bothered.

The dream made me think of my aunt in God’s eyes. Her life is a beautiful painting
and now I’m helping her by caring for her in the last part of her life. Lilac is one of her
favourite plants.
God is the master painter but He is allowing me to help paint the picture of the last part
of her life. I’m not qualified and it’s a big responsibility and scary but it’s humbling.

In my opinion only people write off other people, God never does. He loves us
throughout our lives even to the grave. Even in old age people can come to know
Christ and repent. My aunt is a testimony to this.

She was born again a number of years ago but life has taken its toll and while she
has always believed in her own way she stopped going to church, stopped reading the
bible etc.

I worried about her spiritual state especially as dementia started to become apparent.
Then earlier this year in the middle of the night I woke up as I could hear her crying.
I went to see if she was ok and she said she was scared and asked me to pray with her.
She prayed saying she was sorry for everything and for being a nuisance and in her
own confused way she repented! It was emotional for me too and I know now that
whatever happens I will see her in eternity.

It’s hard work but a blessing to take care of people in their old age. It’s a pity that
society does not recognise they still have value.

In July while my aunt was in hosp. There was another lady with bad dementia on her
ward who kept wondering off. The staff got really frustrated as they kept having to keep
an eye on her and return her back to her bed.

I was visiting my aunt and took some music in and I invited this other lady to sit with
us and enjoy the music. As I got talking to her it became apparent that she was really
intelligent and loved tbe music. She was telling me all about her life, her pets, her family.
All she wanted was a little attention and someone to chat to her but the hosp staff were
too busy to bother and thought she was just a nuisance. There is a massive problem when
society thinks their old people are a nuisance to be barely tolerated. God never gives
up on old people.


Isaiah 46:4 NKJV
[4] Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made,
and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.