Finishing Well

Okay, I know I'm not that old - only 53 - but several years ago I watched a person finish their working career in a bad way. They complained about people and were harsh and critical. Their legacy became those things, despite earlier good.

I decided not to become a curmudgeon, despite some natural inclination toward it, and to pray for two things as I enter those later middle aged years; by the way, I've still not reached a mathematical understanding of how 50 is middle age. First, instead of harsh and grumbling, I want to have a spirit that is kind to all. Second, I want to be a learner throughout my days, always reading, studying and open to new things.

My post yesterday about my Pap-pa is related to this, but this article about Billy Graham addresses this topic in far deeper and better way.

Phillipians 3:12-14 - "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."