How old is too old?

I recently read the following interesting information in an email by River Walk:

“Ever use a thesaurus? Odds are it said, “Rogets” on the front of it. The only reason he began working on the first one was because he was forced to retire from the Royal Society at 70. The first thesaurus was published when he was 73 and he kept improving and updating them until he died 17 years later.”

I don’t know about you, but I am 63 and think often lately about what retirement from UPI will look like. Hmmmm….check out some other people who may have stopped doing a “job” but never stopped living life.

One of America’s greatest painters, Grandma Moses, didn’t pick up a paintbrush until she was 76 and told she was too old to continue her career in embroidery.

A traveling salesman sold 10 multimixers to Maurice and Richard McDonald who owned a couple burger joints in California and Arizona. To sell more mixers he tried convincing them they should go national. They said they would if he helped them manage the new stores. At 52 Ray Kroc became the manager and at 59 the sole owner of this little burger joint you might have heard of called McDonalds. Then ended up owner of the San Diego Padres.

Nelson Mandela becoming president at 76.

Moses was 80 when he confronted the greatest power in the world and said, “Let my people go!” 27 million were desperately waiting for him.

Somewhere there is another Caleb who at 85 said, “There is more land to take. There is another battle to fight. There is another victory for God ahead and I’m ready to take it!” Until my last breath exits my body, let me never stop working for God with everything I have in me.

My call…the bones may get old but the person who prays and listens to the Holy Spirit is not finished until buried. My old buddy Norm Wilhemi use to say…”You never know, you just never know.”

Be encouaraged.