How To Stay Young For The Rest Of Your Life

Based on these seven principles on two Scripture passages:

"The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree; He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still yield in old age; they shall be full of sap and very green, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him" (Psalm 92:12-15).

And Psalm 103:5 says the Lord "satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."

1. Keep Learning. Undisciplined lifestyles result from live of people who aren't constantly learning - about God's Word and about new things that challenge you mind. (Proverbs 4:20)

2. Keep Loving. Emphasized the importance of taking your bitterness, resentment, jealousy, and unforgiveness to the cross-or else it prevents you from receiving God's love and returning that love to Him and to others in your life.

3. Keep Laughing. Being able to laugh causes you to be more open and more transparent. God intended for us to have a healthy sense of humor and laugh. Proverbs 17:22 says, "A Joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones."

4. Keep Laboring. God never intended for us, as we age, to cease working. Psalm 92:14-15 tells us that those who are planted in the Lord's house "will still yield fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and very green." Being "full of sap" means full of energy and being "green" refers to living a productive life rather than giving up at a certain age. That doesn't mean you have to continue in the same career all of your life, but God wants His children actively involved in productive service of some kind for their entire lives. It's what keeps us mentally vibrant.

5. Keep Leaving. Letting go of past hurts is the key to allowing God's love to flow through you. In fact, until we forgive ourselves, we cannot love ourselves or anyone else. "God doesn't want us keeping and continuing with old hurts, old criticism, and old jealousy."

6. Keep Longing. Keep longing for better things; God wants you to dream. He wants you to have goals. Find out what God wants you to do in life, and continually challenge your mind and spirit. Be willing to take risks as God guides. When God directs you into new avenues of ministry, career, and friendship, an important thing to remember: "God leads us one step at a time. If you wait until you can figure it out, you'll live most of your life in disobedience."

"Most people are so shortsighted, they look at what do I feel, What do I want? People with vision look beyond today. We live in a world of shortsightedness; it's not what happens today. It's what can happen, what will happen?"

7. Keep Leaning. Continue to lean on God and trust Him for everything. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." "If that becomes the core of your thinking," "It will keep you young."