Comments on: Is Retirement Biblical? (Part 2)

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:41:02 +0000

Joe – thanks for the comment. Glad to hear you are “retired” and pursuing opportunities apart from your original job. Hope you keep seeking ways to be a “give-timmer”!
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By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:45:29 +0000

Davey- you’re right – we need to start well and finish strong! Perseverance is key and cultivating the servant heart is hard, but so worth it.

By: Davey Boyd

Davey Boyd — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:27:46 +0000

@Matt Jabs + Jason – Couldn’t agree more with what you say about cultivating the servant attitudes. In relation to service, a good friend of mine says, “its not how you started the race that matters, its how you finish.” So, finish strong.
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By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:09 +0000

Thanks for addressing this topic. I suppose, because the bible is basically silent on retirement, I had never really considered whether it is biblical. You handled it well!

I am sort of retired in that I draw a pension and no longer work at my original career (engineering). But, because of what society thinks of retirement (the Drew Carey illustration is hilareous!), I don’t like to consider myself “retired”. I simply am at a time in life where I have more choices and I feel God’s hand on my life more and more. I aspire to be, as you so aptly described, a “give timer”.

Thanks for the challenge!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:03:57 +0000

@ Matt – I agree, it’s not like a switch will suddenly flip on and we become a servant in retirement. These are practices that must be cultivated now so that when we do have more free time it’s just a natural and automatic thing to go serve.

How many opportunities do we waste because we aren’t ready or we aren’t looking for them!?
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By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:02:07 +0000

@ Kevin – You bring up a good point – It reminds me of Psalm 90:12, “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom”

The reality is we don’t know when our time will come and we need to be ready at all times, now and in retirement.
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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:55:42 +0000

I like to take this one step further and say that our entire lives should be focused on submission of our time. If we don’t do it in our work lives… we’re not going to suddenly change and start doing it in our retired lives.

It’s about right now. Are we serving Christ the way He wants us to right now? Are we utilizing the talents, time, health, and wealth He trusts us with for the glory of His name?
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By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut

Kevin@OutOfYourRut — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:27 +0000

Another way to look at it might be to consider that as we age and enter the retirement years–what ever that may look like for each of us–we’re also drawing closer to death/unity with Christ than ever, and now is an outstanding time to do our best to align ourselves with Him in ways we never could before.

The Christian walk is a journey, but one that should grow more intense the longer we’re on the path.

At a minimum, it’s a superb time and opportunity to witness to others who are standing at the same gate but haven’t come to faith. There’s always SOMETHING we can be doing, if “only” witnessing to those around us.
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