Steps of Faith for the Deaf

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Hello,
Are you getting older and wonder if you are of any use to God?

Do you think your days of being useful are over?

Here are words of encouragement from Psalm 92: 12-15 Living Bible:

“But the godly shall flourish (do very well) like palm trees, and grow tall as the cedars (big trees) of Lebanon.
For they are transplanted into the Lord’s own garden, and are under his personal care.
Even in old age they will still produce (grow) fruit and be vital (live) and green.
This honors the Lord, and exhibits (shows) his faithful care.
He is my shelter. There is nothing but goodness in Him!”
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We are like plants or trees in God’s garden. He himself sees to our care. We will grow strong and beautiful.
Even in old age we will still be green and grow fruit.

We will not be old and dried up. We will be living, green and able to grow fruit.
Growing fruit—This means we still are useful. We still have a job to do for God. There is a reason for us to still be here.

Our “fruit” is our character—how we think and behave. If we are honest, patient, kind, generous, helpful, can be depended on to keep our promises, etc.
We keep trying to grow more like Christ. We learn to have more control over the bad parts of our natures and personalities.
We try to be kinder and more gentle.

Our “fruit” is also what we give as gifts to others—-our help, encouragement, friendship, teaching them about God, helping them to trust in Christ.

We can do these things up until the day we die. It does not matter how old we are—we can still be kind, friendly, encouraging, and helping others to see Christ in us.

We can always be useful in God’s hands. He will take care of us and we can have “fruit” for Him.

Good-bye for now. I’ll write again.                Sincerely, Joyce Webb