“Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.”
The Finish
This psalmist names a genuine, honest fear here, cast me not off, forsake me not, worth holding as real, worth voicing rather than suppressed, the fear that aging itself might somehow diminish God’s own genuine care, worth naming honestly before this whole book explores whether this fear is actually, genuinely warranted.
This is worth examining against whatever quiet assumption you may carry that your own value or God’s own attention naturally diminishes as strength fails, capability lessens, roles change, worth holding as an honest fear worth bringing directly to God, the way this psalmist brought it, rather than silently assumed as inevitable fact.
Notice when my strength faileth, this fear specifically connected to failing strength, worth applying honestly to whatever failing strength you currently experience or anticipate, physical, mental, or otherwise, worth naming directly rather than avoided until it can no longer be honestly denied.
Whatever fear of being cast off as strength fails currently sits, named or unnamed, in your own heart, voice it today, honestly, the way this psalmist voiced his own. This whole book’s remaining days will explore whether this fear is genuinely warranted, but today, simply, name it directly.
Finish Well
- Name honestly any fear that aging might diminish your own value or God’s own attention toward you.
- Bring this fear directly to God today, rather than silently assumed as inevitable, unquestioned fact.
- Notice specifically what failing strength currently means in your own life, physical or otherwise.
Prayer
Lord, cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength faileth. I bring this honest fear to you today, trusting you to answer it directly. Amen.
Carry this today
Honest fear about aging deserves to be named directly, not silently assumed as fact.