NEVER TOO OLD TO START
That is the beginning of the
blurb (what goes on the back cover) for my next book Witness. In the story, circumstances cause Penny to
question the plan she had for her life.
Just writing the story caused me to wonder what happened to the plan I
had for my life. I’m definitely not where I thought I would be
by now.
But, how many of us
are? Like Penny, we get blindsided by
life. Decisions we make take us in
directions we never dreamed we’d go. So
much of our lives, have been reactions (whether from
fear, confusion or pressure, etc.) to circumstances instead of
actions toward our goals. Then we hit a
certain age (and this is different for everyone), when
we start thinking it’s too late.
Sure, we’ve all heard the
stories. Grandma Moses beginning her painting
career in her 70s. Colonel Sanders
selling his first KFC franchise at 65. (For me) Laura Ingalls Wilder starting to write the Little
House on the Prairie series at 65.
But that’s them; this is us.
Right?
Lately, I’ve had to re-vision
the vague picture I had of my future. I am
moving in a direction that is surprising to me.
One I thought too late to take.
God recently brought to mind a conversation I had with Mom about one of
my uncles who acknowledged his call to preach in his late 60s. She stated that it was too late for him to do
that. I countered with Romans 11:29.
The
gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
I told her if God had called
him to preach when he was young, he was still called to preach. Age did not matter. (Remember last
week I said I was judged by my own words…YIKES.
It seems to be happening a lot lately.)
You’re never too old to
start. That was the motto I adopted four
years ago when I set out to make my dream of being a published author a
reality. I now have two books in print
and am writing the third. But, there
were other things I let go of thinking it was definitely too late for them. Yet, God has been bringing those things to my
mind, resurrecting them, breathing life into them and once again making them
real and do-able.
The question is: am I willing to reject the notion that it is
too late? Can I shake off the past and
let my future expand to include the dreams I gave up on?
I can.
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