“How to Stay Young!”Isaiah 40:28-31

The passing of years saps all of

us of some things we would rather retain. Our eyes

lose their sharpness, our hands lose their

grip…

Purpose:to better understand waiting on the

Lord leads to staying young

I The Marks of GROWING Old

A. Tripping Over Trifles

Ecclesiastes 12:5 “Furthermore, men are afraid of a

high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the

grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man

goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street.”

I The Marks of GROWING Old

A. Tripping Over Trifles

B. Fearing the Heights

Ecclesiastes 12:5a “Furthermore, men are afraid of a

high place…

“I do not wish to be heroic, I only

wish to be comfortable.”

Such is a perfect example of an old man in a young

body…

I The Marks of GROWING Old

A. Tripping Over Trifles

B. Fearing the Heights

C. Living in the Past

There are those who glory in the past at the expense of the present and future…

“The lightening bug is brilliant,But he has not a mind.

He blunders through existence,With his headlight on behind.”

II The Marks of STAYING YOUNG

A. Accept Your Age

B. Keep Your Interests High

Isaiah 40:29“He gives strength to the weary, and to

him who lacks might He increases power.”

II The Marks of STAYING YOUNG

A. Accept Your Age

B. Keep Your Interests High

C. Wait (Hope) in the Lord

“Wouldn’t you hate to wear glasses all the time?” “No,” came back the answer. “Not if I had some like my grandma’s…

Conclusion and Summary:No, it’s not her glasses. It’s her

waiting on the Lord. Are you waiting on the Lord? Are you learning the right way to stay young? Do you

understand what this entails and do you see the value behind it?