She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady.
One who has grown old gracefully, surrounded by a host of family and friends - family and friends who feel blessed just knowing her because of her merciful, giving, and loving spirit. Others are drawn to her kindness, gentleness, and diligence.
She may be a bitter, disillusioned, cynical old lady, without a good word for anyone or anything - soured, friendless, alone.
The kind of old lady you will meet depends entirely upon you.
She will be exactly what you make her into, nothing more…nothing less. You will have no one but God to credit or yourself to blame. Every day you are becoming a little more like her. You are getting to look more like her, think more like her, and talk more like her. You’re becoming her. If you live only to please self, the old lady gets smaller, drier, harder, and crabbier. If you live your life as a servant, - to please the Lord - doing God’s will and bidding, the old lady grows softer, kinder, greater, and more pleasant.
These little things, seemingly so unimportant now - attitudes, goals, ambitions, desires - are adding up inside, where you cannot see them - crystallizing in your heart and mind. And scarier yet - these things don’t always show up immediately. But they will, sooner than you think. Some day they will harden into that old lady.
The time to take care of that old lady is right now…today. Examine your heart’s motives, attitudes, and goals: compare them to the Proverbs thirty-one lady’s. Change your heart no while it is still pliable. The day when hardness sets in comes quickly and quietly. When hardness does set in, it is worse than paralysis. It would be wise to take an “inventory” of your heart. When clean and right with God, your heart will make you into a beautiful old lady. If left unkempt and far from the Father’s voice, your heart will make you into a dried up old lady. The choice is yours.”
- Author Unknown
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