“Remind them of these things…” (2 Timothy 2:14)
All right, here’s the deal.
You’re getting up in years and all those fears you thought you had nailed to the cross decades ago begin reappearing. Where did these come from, you wonder.
Old memories of sins forgiven (and of which you are ashamed) crop up and nag you. You worry about dying. Subtle doubts about the most elemental teachings in the Christian faith pull at you.What if this is all a sham, if the Bible is not true, if you were fooled.
You’re normal.
However, you need to get back on track. Otherwise, your fears and worries could throw you off course and hurt you just when you are most vulnerable and will be needing faith the most.
I’ve heard that tightrope walkers are most in danger toward the end of their walk. They have defied death in crossing the width of the circus tent on that thin wire, and now they are almost to the end. If they let down their guard now and relax, they could lose their concentration and a misstep would plunge them to their death.
This is no time to lose your focus, senior saint.