The older I get the more I realize that in so many ways, some of us never really grow up. This is especially proven every day in politics and on social media.
We all have our ‘immature’ moments.
But, when you think about it, it’s not difficult to see how we all sometimes have trouble acting our age.
Even though we have role models, some better than others, we can still have trouble progressively moving on to our next role in life.
One reason is that ‘Western’ culture not only values youth, but doesn’t value the blessing of getting older. Aging and maturing is looked upon with dread. People hate being told that they are acting like an ‘old man’ or an ‘old woman’.
However, I feel the main reason that people have trouble acting their age is simple…
As you get older, you’ve never been that age before.
Young adults have never been an adult before. Unless you were forced to ‘grow up’ through difficulties of life, we have all still been a ‘child’ for most our lives until we’re in our early 30’s.
As you approach middle age, you’ve never been 40 or 50 years old before.
As you become a ‘senior citizen’, you’ve never been 60 years old before.
And, many people who consider themselves ‘elderly’ will tell you that they don’t ‘feel’ as old as they are. Even with more aches and pains their minds don’t feel ‘old’.
As you get older, that age never seems to be what you though it would be. You don’t suddenly feel older.
That’s why so many middle-aged and older people get injured during physical activity because they still feel as though they can still be just as athletic as they used to be. They still feel they can work as hard. They still feel they can lift just as much, but sometimes our bodies will let us know that we must make some adjustments. This happened to me when I was 42 years old while playing flag football with several people in their teens, 20’s and 30’s. I was ‘hanging with them’ really well, but after a couple of hours, even though I still felt great, fatigue had set in and I completely ruptured my Achilles tendon.
I learned a valuable lesson. We aren’t always able to do what we feel like doing. Our bodies can remind us how old we really are. Yes, we can maintain a great quality of life through taking care of ourselves, but we still must be realistic.
As we get older, we must mature mentally, physically and most of all spiritually. But, let us learn to be patient with ourselves and one another through the transition.
Corinthians 13:11 (NKJV)
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 
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