You can start living

Growing up in the world is frightening but in the Body of Christ, power is given to old age - a power beyond prophecy and vision. At the end of life, the people you love, those who are closest to you and those whom God has entrusted to you are the most important.

When you grow old in the Body of Christ, you do not need to curl up and die. You can start living ! Our cry must be : "Oh, God, turn our hearts to the children of this generation, no matter how far they may appear, give us the courage to talk about their lives and leave a lasting impact."

Maybe in the past your words were not what they should have been, but it may be a new day. Despite our shortcomings and weaknesses, God remains faithful and will allow us to speak to the next generation.

It's amazing when you realize that you have the power to speak to make a difference in someone's life. I remember as a young Christian, I went through a season where I felt like a failure and I found myself under this cloud of despair for a few months.

One day, I was with an older police officer named Doug, a Christian, and he asked me : "What's wrong with you ?"

"I'm so discouraged," I explained. "I feel like a failure, I want to be different, but it's hopeless."

He looked at me and said : "It's just the devil trying to sentence you, there's no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ, I know you want God, so let's leave to fall that attitude."

To this day, I still remember the words he uttered during my life ! They were not particularly deep but they were spoken by an older man in the life of a younger man. And they allowed me to get up.

Carter Conlon