If you are under 35-years-old, you might not understand what I’m about to say. But those 35 and up will surely say, “Amen.” This morning as I was walking, I dropped something on the ground. I didn’t think twice as I knelt down to pick it up…but a strange thing happened when I tried to stand. Without my permission, my knees and legs moved in slow motion. I heard myself grunt as I finally stood and felt sensation returning to my limbs. I had to chuckle and shake my head as I thought about how easily that maneuver would have been just 3 to 5 years ago. While I am by no means old…I am getting older.
For the most part I don’t feel 40, I just feel like me. But there are times, like today, when I realize that I am just not as strong or energetic as I used to be. The activities, which once came so readily, now require thought and sometimes preparation.
Our spirits can imitate our body in the same manner. There were times when I was younger that comments, snap judgments and bad attitudes would roll of my back like water. I could go thirty verbal rounds over an issue without a blink. Nowadays, I just don’t seem to have the heart or energy to fight some of the same old fights. I guess you could say that I’m a little slow on the come up.