THE PASTORAL COMPANION FOR AGING CHRISTIANS-VOLUME 4: GROWING DEEPER AS YEARS ADVANCE

There is a question that some older Christians may never say aloud, but quietly wonder: "Can I still grow spiritually at my age?" Perhaps you have been saved for forty, fifty, sixty, or even seventy years. You have heard thousands of sermons. You have read the Bible again and again. You have attended Sunday school, Bible study, prayer meetings, revivals, conferences, conventions, and worship services. You have prayed prayers that God answered. You have prayed prayers that seemed to go unanswered. You have walked through valleys. You have stood on mountaintops. You have seen churches change, pastors come and go, ministries rise and fall, and generations pass before your eyes. And now you are older. Perhaps your body does not move as quickly as it once did. Perhaps you cannot attend every church service anymore. Perhaps you cannot serve in the positions you once held. Perhaps your eyesight is weaker, your hearing has changed, or your energy is not what it used to be. And somewhere in the quietness of your heart, you may wonder: "Is there anything more for me spiritually?" The answer is a resounding: YES! You can still grow. You can still learn. You can still change. You can still become more like Jesus. You can still discover things about God that you have never understood before. You can still experience new depths of prayer. You can still encounter the Holy Spirit in fresh ways. You can still fall more deeply in love with the Word of God. You can still worship with greater understanding. You can still surrender attitudes that do not please God. You can still forgive. You can still heal. You can still mature. You can still bear fruit. And you can still become more like Christ. Because spiritual growth has no retirement age. God Is Still Working on You