Wow! Two days in a row my daily MedNews from Drugs.com had an article that caught my attention. This one was titled, “A Sense of Purpose Can Protect Brain Health in Aging.” (Link Below)
I loved the last paragraph that summed up the article. “What’s exciting about this study is that people may be able to ‘think’ themselves into better health. Purpose in life is something we can nurture,” researcher Dr. Thomas Wingo, a UC Davis Health neurologist, said in a news release. “It’s never too early — or too late — to start thinking about what gives your life meaning.”
Paul wrote about purpose … “Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.” [Philippians 1:27 NLT]
“Fighting together for the faith” is the purpose of all who call on the name of Christ Jesus as Savior and LORD. That plays out differently in each person, and I believe that it also plays out differently in various stages of our lives.
As I have aged, my body does not enable me to “fight for the faith” as I once did. I am more limited in what I can do physically. But I have learned to “fight” in different ways now. I once stood behind a pulpit now I write. If I can encourage just one person to lift their head to the LORD, my life will have meaning. Amen
A Sense Of Purpose Can Protect Brain Health In Aging - Drugs.com MedNews
