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YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND LIVE A FULFILLING, FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE

BY GRAEMME MARSHALL

ECCLESIASTES 12 IS AS TRUE TODAY AS IT WAS WHEN KING SOLOMON WROTE IT ABOUT 3,000 YEARS AGO. He told young people, “Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, ‘I don’t enjoy life anymore’” (verse 1, Contemporary English Version). Of course, older people also need to remember their Creator, but they may have more time to focus on this important aspect of life. During the Golden Years priorities change, as most couples are no longer burdened by the responsibilities they had as younger people with demanding careers and young families. Now the children are raised, and there may be grandchildren to enjoy. And there is little threat of being fired from a job when one has already retired. There are some definite positives for this new stage of life!