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I am thankful that at the age of seventy my God is The Ancient of Days enthroned in Heaven.
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 I am thankful that at the age of seventy I only have to live my life one day at a time. Wow. How many days has it been?
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I am thankful that at the age of seventy that resting in Him brings the Spirit's empowering, transformation into His likeness, answered prayer, His joy, a deep sense of His love, a heart for obedience, the incomprehensible ability to glorify Him, a deeper love for His other children, and the grace to respond to the animosity of the world as He did--with no desire for self-defense, with sacrificial love, and with intercessory prayer. And all those gifts at the same time.
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I am thankful that at the age of seventy for all those who have invested their life in my growth and walk. Yep, including the Class of 2017.
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I am thankful that at the age of seventy God continues to confirm the truth that age makes no difference to the eternal God. He can use anyone. I wonder what Methuselah was up to at age 969--serving His Creator, I'm sure.
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 I am thankful that at the age of seventy I am closer Home than I've ever been before.
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 I am thankful that at the age of seventy, as my life becomes more and more a life of memories, that so many of those memories are monuments to His faithfulness.
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 I am thankful that at the age of seventy God is still pruning away all those things that hinder my ability to bear fruit--to be able to touch lives with a sense of His presence.
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 I am thankful that at the age of seventy God daily supplies the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual strength that I need to still teach teenagers. And if they only learn one thing from this chubby old bald guy, I hope it's that no matter what life brings your way, it is worth it all to trust and obey.