'Forever Young?!'

💖👩 FOREVER YOUNG!! 😊 Well, there is a place somewhere within my being which "feels" "forever young" (up to this point in my life, anyway)! 👧🏼 For this post, I'm going to use - (TYM) - to represent the words - "The Young Me." 😃😉 This thought came to my mind on my way to 'Sunday School,' this morning. 💭💆🏻 I'm usually alone on my trips - to and from - church services. 🚗 With my husband, David, being a preacher, he either, leaves earlier than I, or, he is out of town (evangelizing). 📖✝️ Anyway, these times of driving, give me plenty of, thinking and praying, opportunities (driving to church, and, back home - at least 3X's/week / 20-30 minutes each way). 💭🙏🏼 It hit me hard this a.m. that, although, everything around my 'being' has changed, there's a little part of myself  (TYM) - deep within, the authentic "ME," which, has not. 💁🏻The age that I actually am - verses - the age in which I 'mentally' "feel" (TYM) (my personality), are contradictory! 🤔 What I mean, is that, my soul (mind, will, and emotions) is still Kim (the same Kim as it was, whenever, it was CREATED - in my mother, Ann's, womb) (Jer. 1:5, Psalms 139:13-16)! ✝️ As a Believer (born-again / saved / in Christ / Christian), I am a new creature (positionally), and, now my spirit is no longer dead, but, has been quickened by The Holy Spirit, Who, now also lives within me, and has sealed me until 'The Day of Redemption" (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:1, 4:30)! 📖✝️🕊 So, I have been drastically changed - in this sense!  Thanks to Jesus - I am no longer a "SLAVE" to sin! PTL!! 🙋🏻 Nevertheless, there IS "war activity" happening inside my being ("the old me" vs. "the new me")! 😜🙏🏼 Anyhoo, that real 'ME' (a section of the "soulish" me) - who "feels" young (TYM), is the part of me to whom this 'blog-post' is referring! 👩🏻💗 Yes, I'm 54, but, I remain - hopeful about life - I'm - silly, goofy, obsessive-compulsive with certain matters, curious, interested in a variety of subjects, one who loves - my family, friends, my church, horses, an enjoyer of creativity - interior decorating, watercolor painting, music - enjoying lots of genres, playing the piano and singing along, sports, writing, reading, baking, coffee, sweets, Italian food, one who loves to have fun, and to laugh (to a fault), ETC.! 😊💕 Whenever, I was younger, I suppose that, I mistakenly thought that an "older person" did not continue to feel like the person he/she was - whenever they were younger - after a certain (?#) age!? 🤣 It was "crazy" of me to think that!  I mean, when does any given person turn into a completely different person?!! 😏 America, glamorizes and idolizes, youth! 🇺🇸👧🏻👦🏾 I guess, I used to assume that, at some point in my journey - whenever - I became old, then, I would somehow - turn into a different person (Not literally). 👧🏻👵🏼 Oh, believe me - my achy body (mostly my messed up back) is not part of (TYM)!! 😩 Overall, God has changed many of my habitual desires.  The "bad" desires with which, I even now, continue to have, as a Believer, I "normally" do not choose to indulge in them, unlike "the old me" did, OR, I am tremendously less likely to "give in" to their cries within me - for satisfaction, than, I did - in my past!  PTL!  Anything about me that is better - in any way - than I once was, is totally accredited to my WONDERFUL SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS, in changing me - improving my character, my morality, etc., by - The Holy Spirit and Word of God - inside me! 📖🕊✝️ WOW, as I sit out here on the deck this morning (Monday), I am enjoying the, noises and sound of activity, coming from the back yard, and, woods - behind it!  God's little creatures are busy, and, I LOVE IT! 🐧🐰🐿 All of those "critters," seem to live like - they are forever young! 🐦🦊 So, I (TYM), am glad that, I still "feel" young, however, whenever I ponder feeling this way, I get somewhat sad, understanding that in reality, I'm not young anymore!  The factual number of my years which I've lived here on earth - upon hitting my mind, is surreal to me! 😳 I sort of wish that, whenever we reached a specific age (each individual's choice), that, we could stay that age forever, or not (another choice)! 🤣 Oh geeesh, I truly hope that, this (the "feeling" young part of me) doesn't mean that - a part of me hasn't grown up, yet!! 😗😂 Here's hop'n it's a good thing! 😌 I wonder if other people "feel" this way?! 😗 Perhaps, this means that, I (TYM) have not let - the difficulties of life, the devil's antics, or, anything else, change the core (TYM) of WHO I am!?  I hope this is the case, and that, I'm not delusional concerning this, and/or, something to that effect! 😳🤣 Whatever the reason is for (TYM) remaining intact, I am happy that she has! 👧🏽💗 If, you stilI possess your (TYM), then, I suggest that, you enjoy having, him/her, and, be determined to - never let, him/her, GO! 😉😊 I honestly DO hope that, your "young you" is still alive deep inside your being!!  If you "feel" as though your "younger you" is dead, I'm sorry!  She/he may just be "sleeping!?"  And IF, this bothers you, then, ask God to either,  resurrect or wake - it up!  Then, expect HIM to answer! 😘☺️😊💕 Lately, I am telling myself to - get back to listening more to (TYM), and thus, thoroughly enjoy my life, once again, as I continue to pursue - getting to know God better, and, attempting do HIS "perfect will" for me, day by day...step by step! 💞🌅👣🏞👣💞 However, doing this is, so much easier, said, than done - after ignoring "her" (TYM) voice - for years! 😔🙏🏼 It is now Tuesday a.m., on the deck, and, God's little animals are VERY busy! 🐿🦊 The birds are extremely active!  Their activity "seems" to have purpose, so we should, possibly, learn something about purposeful work, from them?! 🐦💙🐿  There's a beautiful pair (maybe  Woodpeckers (?)) of birds that, "seem" to be "fighting!" 😂🐧🐧 They are reminding me of David and myself (picking on each other - to get along)!! 🤣...just kidding...(kind of)!! 😘😘😘🤣🤣🤣 Maybe, 'The Lord's' "critters" have "young animal souls?!  Seriously though, the Bible does tell us that, animal souls are different from the souls of human beings (Ecclesiastes 3:19-21). 😘🤣🐦🐿 Thus, I summarize (for me) that, I need to - take my "little" (TYM), and, purposefully (as God's - Word and Spirit - direct me) - continue choosing to enjoy living my life - while pursuing God, and, obeying HIM - in YIELDING to HIS perfect will for me - from this moment forward!  Actually, my - writing the posts - for this blog - twice a week - is - part of this! 📖🙌🏼🙏🏼...ALL for the glory of God Almighty!! 📖🙏🏼✝️🙌🏼💜...👋🏼...until my next post...