“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

I have been putting of the inevitable and I don’t know why. I am turning 65 this year, and that means it’s time to sign up with the Social Security Administration and Medicare. I have been putting this off for a long time, but the clock ticks and time is running out. That is…unless I WANT to be penalized.

Without even trying first, I had gone to the local SSA Office and had asked for help, since I did NOT want to make a mistake. Thinking I’d get a hands on help guide, I was assigned a password number and told to “go online and register there.” I can’t tell you how many times I planned to DO that, only to NOT do it. But the clock is ticking.

The saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is true, not because you can’t, but because old dogs don’t LIKE to learn new stuff if the OLD stuff is working just fine. Which led me to think about my life in Christ…which is both old AND new. Having been a Believer since before I was a teen, I must honestly say that learning and doing ‘new’ things is tough.

When I get in a pickle, which is often, I turn to Jesus. He is ALWAYS there and has never failed me. But having done that, I take Him for granted. I mean…doesn’t EVERYBODY? And the answer to that is NO!!!! Now I find that along with dealing with the SSA… I am being pressed to do Jesus work…differently! And it’s giving me a headache.

Jesus is calling. His message is old… but the recipients aren’t even BORN yet. It is up to me (and you) to get His ‘OLD’ message of Love and Salvation out to a sick world in a ‘NEW’ way! The clock is ticking…