Say No to Retirement & Yes to Redirection
“It is God’s call on our lives—our whole lives—that makes me see the idea of retirement as a myth. Now more than ever, I believe we are in a time where we are being stirred to action to use the gifts God has placed in us, no matter what stage of life we are in.” - IFWE
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I have no desire to retire. For me personally, I think it is one of the most depressing stages in life and I don't understand the people who are excited or longing for their retirement.
I have no desire to exit life and sit on a beach somewhere. However, there are many ministry opportunities that I frankly have no time to be part of as long as I’m part of the corporate world. I’m actually looking forward to getting involved in more of these after retirement, so I’ll have the time.
In addition, the older I get, the more I realize how much less energy I have than I did 40 years ago. Working >50 hours a week makes it that much harder to spend additional time outside the office on things that take a lot of time and energy. Not having the corporate grind to deal with is not, IMHO, something to be feared.
There’s a guy from my company at my church, and he how works less than 25% of the time at the company, but I can see how many ministries he is now involved and spending most of his day with. He hasn’t checked out of life at all. Assuming the Lord allows that, I want to be in the same position.
Dave Barnhart
While I have no desire to retire, I am finding in the last couple of years that I cannot keep up the same pace as I could just two-three years ago. Everyone is different, some have better genes than others, I guess.
If you have the strength, nothing wrong with keeping going on, but some things are just physically beyond your control. We are all in God's hands.
Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3
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