Happy New Year and welcome to Boomers on a Mission Blog! I am excited to begin the year with you, my fellow baby boomers. I happen to be at the tail end of the boomer generation which means I was 9 yrs. old when Woodstock happened. While I did not participate in some of the groovier sides of that time, I did enojy wearing bell bottom pants and singing along with the Partiridge family. From my vantage point, our generaion still has much to offer the world, especially as Christians. If 500,000 young people can gather at Max Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York to celebrate peace love and music, then think of what we can do in both big and small ways to celebrate what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for each one of us.
However, according to research, we are a self-centered generation, ouch!
- Likes: working from home, anti-aging suplements, climate control
- Dislikes: wrinkles, Millennial sleeping habits, Social Security, insecurity
- Hobbies: low impact sports, uberparenting, wining and dining
- Hangouts: farmer's markets, tailgate parties, backyards
- Resources: $2.1 trillion
I have to admit that too many of these leave me slightly uncomfortable. How will I age for the glory of God as a baby boomer in America? What's next? The fact is we are the healthiest and best educated of empty-nesters ever. Will I use my health and education for the glory of God? It is a joy to serve Jesus Christ at every stage of life, not just our youth. You and I can change our self-indulgent image and instead live selflessly giving of our time, talents, and money sharing the love of Jesus Christ with people. Isn't loving God and people what we are here for?
I really like
John Piper's commentary from his book Don't Waste Your Life.
It is possible to waste your life. Few things make me tremble more than the possibility of taking this onetime gift of life and wasting it. Every morning when I walked into the kitchen as a boy I saw hanging on the wall the plaque that now hangs in my living room: “Only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.” And now I am almost 58, and the river of life is spilling over the falls of my days with tremendous speed. More and more I smell eternity. And oh, how I want to use my life well. It is so short and so fragile and so final. You get one chance to live your life. And then the judgment. I speak as a father who has children your age, and I am jealous with Jesus that they and you not waste your life. ("Don't Waste Your Life," from December 29, 2003)
