Wise Beyond My Gray Hair

September 11, 2009

Can you imagine how Abraham and Sarah felt when God told them they would be parents when they were well into their hundreds?? Don’t you know that they both coined the phrase, “I’m too old for this.” I bet Abraham didn’t want to roll out of bed to play ball or to take Issac to the park. How terrible did his back hurt after giving little Issac piggy back rides a thousand times over.

I know turning 40 hasn’t been the easiest task for me. Two days into my 40th year, I am challenged by my son to go across the monkey bars and I made it half way but then landed wrong in a small hole and chipped a bone in my ankle. Then, I notice that I have more gray hair than any other color on my head. It is getting harder and harder to read small print and now I understand how my mother felt when she was presented with her new bifocals. (No, I haven’t gotten any yet, but I know it’s coming!!) And then, my son summed it all up for me by saying that he didn’t call me to rescue him from our crazed wanting to play cat because, “You’re just a little bit old, Mommy.” Talk about gaining another gray hair!! If 40 is hard for me to swallow, poor Abraham was 100 when Issac was born.

And here I am 40 years old and starting a new career. Am I insane?? Could I possibly want more gray hair?? Or perhaps I am wanting to try the bald look after pulling out all of my hair from the thought of this new adventure at my age.

Oh, but here’s the thing….every time I turn around and feeling overwhelmed, someone in my life has to make this statement, “God has great plans for you. You are meant to do great things.” And then there goes my imitation of Sarah’s laugh. She laughed out loud at God for even suggesting she would conceive at her age.

But, here’s what I know, I am wise enough to follow God’s direction. I am surely doing the Helen Keller method on this one. I have no idea what or where I am going but God is doing His part and well… I have to do mine….. gray hairs and all.

Can you imagine if Sarah and Abraham didn’t trust God? What if Abraham didn’t follow God’s instructions to sacrifice Issac?

And besides, Sarah and Abraham proved to the world that we can not be defined by our age or the age we are at when we are presented with ministry. Perhaps there is something to be said for being older and wiser. I don’t think I was mature enough in my 20′s to do what God is asking me. As long as there isn’t any fine print to be read without a magnifying glass or something entirely too heavy for my old back, I will be sporting my gray headedness and fulfilling my duty for God.

God Bless….
Regina