Are you in the Autumn Season of Life?

In the Northwest, we have excellent autumn weather with great colors, seeing beautiful reds, oranges, yellows, and golden leaves. The other day while driving down the street, seeing the beautiful trees, I was reminded of the seasons we experience each year and compared them to our lives.  

When we were in our childhood, I thought that we were like the budding beautiful blooming trees in springtime. Then we come into adulthood, and we are as the green leaves in the summertime with many of the trees bearing fruit just as many young families bear children.  Then in the autumn season, we harvest the fruit reminding us of when the leaves are dropping, our children are leaving home, and we receive the gift of grandparenting. In the wintertime, as the trees become bare, we near the end of our lives.   

Since I am in the autumn season of my life at this time admiring the beautiful vibrant colors, I asked myself: Does my life reflect the gorgeous red, golden, yellow, and orange colors of a vibrant relationship with Jesus to my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren?  Ask yourself this question.   

God has given us purpose even though we may become limited physically in our autumn season of life; we need to be prayer warriors for our families. They need much prayer as we live in these troubled post-Christian times.  

Here are some prayer requests for connecting with your grandchildren:

• Ask God to give you opportunities and creative ideas to communicate with them.
• Ask God to provide you with unconditional love for them even when you don’t approve of their decisions or behavior.
• Ask God to protect your grandchildren from the deception of the evil one who is trying to steal them from the Lord.

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By Lillian Penner, Prayer Director for Christian Grandparenting Network. lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net