By Ron Bishop
The Key verse for this discussion is John 3:30,
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Could it be that Decrease is the New Increase?
Living a “Motivated life” can be tricky. On one hand, you get the feeling, when you look at your age, or in the mirror, or at the chapter challenge the Holy Spirit is bringing to you, that you’re in “John the Baptist” mode… on the road to decrease, while on the other hand you feel that you’re at the threshold of a new beginning.
By Ron Bishop
Please consider church leadership in light of this challenge: “Growing old gracefully and passing the baton successfully.”
The 21st century can be a time of confusion and disorder in many social circles… but it doesn’t have to be. Society is re-defining itself from the youth to the aged. The young are determined to squeeze the nectar out of life, often failing to include God as much as they should; the middle aged are working feverishly to maximize their own gift to society; the older folks hoping to be remembered as having “served their generation well.”