1. “How to Stay Young!” Isaiah 40:28-31

2. The passing of years saps all of us of some things we would rather retain. Our eyes lose their sharpness, our hands lose their grip…

3. Purpose: to better understand waiting on the Lord leads to staying young

4. IThe Marks of GROWING Old A.Tripping Over Trifles

5. Ecclesiastes 12:5 “Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street.”

6. IThe Marks of GROWING Old A.Tripping Over Trifles B.Fearing the Heights

7. Ecclesiastes 12:5a “Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place…

8. “I do not wish to be heroic, I only wish to be comfortable.” Such is a perfect example of an old man in a young body…

9. IThe Marks of GROWING Old A.Tripping Over Trifles B.Fearing the Heights C.Living in the Past

10. There are those who glory in the past at the expense of the present and future…

11. “The lightening bug is brilliant, But he has not a mind. He blunders through existence, With his headlight on behind.”

12. IIThe Marks of STAYING YOUNG A.Accept Your Age B.Keep Your Interests High

13. Isaiah 40:29 “He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.”

14. IIThe Marks of STAYING YOUNG A.Accept Your Age B.Keep Your Interests High C.Wait (Hope) in the Lord

15. “Wouldn’t you hate to wear glasses all the time?” “No,” came back the answer. “Not if I had some like my grandma’s…

16. Conclusion and Summary: No, it’s not her glasses. It’s her waiting on the Lord. Are you waiting on the Lord? Are you learning the right way to stay young? Do you understand what this entails and do you see the value behind it?