Does getting older make you feel less useful?

Do you get excited seeing all the candles on your birthday cake? Or do the growing number of candles feel more like a combustible reminder that you ain’t as young as you once were? Are you feeling old? Less purposeful? Several years ago, I read a Bible verse that helps me see my life in a different light as I deal with the issues of getting older. Deuteronomy 30:20 (ESV) keeps me on track to finish well. “[Love] the Lord your God, [obey] His voice and [hold] fast to Him, for He is