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Monday... God appreciates and values us, no matter our age.


Monday... God appreciates and values us, no matter our age. But I'm not sure we do.

Too many times the older, more experienced look down their noses at those who are young. They don't appreciate or value them and the same of those who are younger. They don't appreciate or value those who are older.

But the writer of Proverbs 20:29 (NLT) says, "The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old." Each person no matter their age has value. That is the way God made us.

It is so easy to put down people because of their age, the color of their skin, their height, their weight, their sex, and their personality. We see that all the time, don't we 

But verse 28 (MSG) says, "Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity."

Love, truth and loving integrity are the foundation of how we value and appreciate each other. Those are choices that we make.  But our age, our sex, the color of our skin, our height, our weigh are just the way we were made with no choices from us. But love, truth and integrity come with choices. That is why they matter to God. So that may be one of the reasons why we are all created different. He is testing us through our choices.

Yes, their is value in each of our ages. My gray hair has value and your youth has value. So let's love and appreciate each other as God's creations. And also remember that it is in our love for each other and our integrity with each other that we will be judged. God expects us to love each other and to live with integrity. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



 

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