{"id":783,"date":"2025-10-01T00:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=783"},"modified":"2025-10-01T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:33:48","slug":"standing-on-the-promises-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"October 1&#8211;Standing on the Promises: AGING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Precious Promise regarding AGING<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><em>Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you. I will carry you and save you<\/em>.\u00a0 Isaiah 46:4<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Thoughts:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Believers, God promises to love and care for us each day we are alive on this earth.\u00a0 We need not worry for He will always be with us.\u00a0 God says even when we are old, we will still be able to be fruitful for Him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Psalm 92:14 says: <em>They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing<\/em>,<\/li>\n<li>And in Isaiah 40:31 He says: <em><em>\u201cBut those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint\u201d.<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Therefore<em>, \u2026we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day .<\/em>2Corinthians 4:16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, my brothers and sisters in Christ, as long as we hope in the Lord and walk with Him daily on His path, we will be safe, taken care of, and remain strong and fruitful even in our old age.<br \/>\nAren\u2019t those wonderful promises!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Prayer:<\/u><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dear God,<br \/>\nThank You so much for Your Precious Promises to me.\u00a0 I am so grateful that You will be with me always even into my old age.\u00a0 I am so encouraged to know that even though my physical self may be wasting away, my spiritual self is being renewed day by day and growing stronger and more fruitful for You.\u00a0 Thank You God for Your word and for the hope I have in You.\u00a0 I look forward to many wonderful days following You here on earth and after that an everlasting life in heaven with You and Your precious Son Jesus Christ, through Whom I have gained all these wonderful promises.\u00a0 It is in Jesus&#8217; name I now pray.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>SGLY Ministry\u00a0\u00a0 www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Precious Promise regarding AGING Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you. I will carry you and save you.\u00a0 Isaiah 46:4 Thoughts: Believers, God promises to love and care for us&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1237],"tags":[384,1244,45,287,3,1246,1074,1242,1240,3309,1243,1245,1241,1247,30,32,1238],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-standing-on-the-promises","tag-2corinthians-416","tag-aging","tag-believers","tag-brothers-and-sisters-in-christ","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-fresh-and-flourishing","tag-gods-promises","tag-isaiah-4031","tag-isaiah-464","tag-october-2025","tag-old-age","tag-precious-promises","tag-psalm-9214","tag-renew-strength","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-standing-on-the-promises"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AGING-Isaiah-46.4.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":820,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-fear\/","url_meta":{"origin":783,"position":0},"title":"Standing on the Promises:\u00a0 FEAR","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"October 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A Precious Promise: FEAR For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, \u201cDo not fear, I will help you.\" Isaiah 41:13 Thoughts: \"FEAR NOT, for I am with you\" God says in Isaiah 41:10 God says \"Do not fear\" many\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Standing on the Promises&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Standing on the Promises","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/standing-on-the-promises\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PP-FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEAR-Isaiah41.10-and-41.13.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":811,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-courage\/","url_meta":{"origin":783,"position":1},"title":"Standing on the Promises:\u00a0 COURAGE","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"October 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A Precious Promise: COURAGE \"Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!\"\u00a0 Psalm 27:14 Thoughts: Why should we wait for the Lord? ~~BECAUSE~~ \"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak\u201d Isaiah 40:29\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Standing on the Promises&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Standing on the Promises","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/standing-on-the-promises\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"COURAGE-Psalm-27.14","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":836,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-joy\/","url_meta":{"origin":783,"position":2},"title":"Standing on the Promises: JOY","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"October 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A Precious Promise: JOY Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 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