Old Age and Retirement

Based on Psalm 71:4-24

I want to be able to say at the end of my life that I have trusted God from my youth, that just as I trusted my mother as an infant so I have trusted God in my Christian life. God is the one that gave me life and allowed me to live to this point. I want to be able to look back and know that God can take care of me for the infinite future that spans out ahead of me, most of it uncertain. I want to be able to talk about the goodness of God every day, because I don't know how many days I have left. I don't want to be able to tell people that I was so awesome, I want to be able to tell people that God has been so wonderful to me. I can remember how God has taught me and worked on me from my earliest years, despite my rebellion. I want to be able to pass some lessons from my life on to the young who will benefit from hearing them. I can tell about how good God is and how I am sure he will bring me up from the depths of hell so I can live with him forever, with joy, music and song. That will be my only retirement!