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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"CHERISH YOUR MEMORIES" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
CHERISH YOUR MEMORIES
DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER, OR EVEN KNOW SOMEONE, WHO HAS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE? I DO AND IT IS JUST A TOOL OF THE DEVIL TO STOP YOU FROM THINKING ON GOD'S WORD OR STUDYING IT. DON'T LET SATAN MAKE YOU FORGET ABOUT JESUS AND WHAT HE DID FOR US ALL.
MY MOM HAD ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND I REMEMBER WHEN I WENT TO HER 90TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, KISSED HER, TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SHE LOOKED AT ME AND ASKED, "NOW WHO ARE YOU?" ALTHOUGH I TOLD HER, SHE NEVER REMEMBERED ME AND I WAS HER BABY, THE YOUNGEST OF EIGHT KIDS. IT WAS REALLY SAD.
I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THIS TODAY AND WENT ON-LINE TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION NETWORK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MIGHT HELP. THEIR STUDY SHOWS "Mental decline as you age appears to be largely due to altered connections among brain cells. But research has found that keeping the brain active seems to increase its vitality and may build its reserves of brain cells and connections. You could even generate new brain cells." THIS LOOKS VERY PROMISING TO ME SO I STARTED THINKING ABOUT HOW I CAN KEEP MY BRAIN ACTIVE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO KEEP OUR BRAINS ACTIVE. ONE OF THESE IS TO STUDY GOD'S WORD EVERY DAY. SEARCH OUT THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND FIND THE ANSWERS. ASK HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP YOU IF YOU RUN INTO TROUBLE. HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. MEMORIZE SOME SCRIPTURES AND SAY THEM EVERY DAY. FIND SCRIPTURES YOU CAN CLAIM. I SAY THE ONES I PUT ON FACEBOOK EVERY MORNING. THE MORE YOU MEMORIZE, THE MORE YOUR BRAIN IS WORKING.
ANOTHER GOOD WAY IS TO REMEMBER THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE. FOR ME, IT WAS GROWING UP WITH SEVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WHERE WE HAD AN OUTHOUSE AND NO RUNNING WATER. I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH BECAUSE I WAS ONLY FIVE WHEN WE MOVED TO TENNESSEE BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE MORE I REMEMBER. I EVEN REMEMBER GETTING MY VACCINATION WHEN I WAS FOUR.
WHY DON'T YOU START REMEMBERING THINGS IN YOUR DISTANT PAST AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN COME UP WITH. HOW ABOUT YOUR GETTING BORN AGAIN? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS AND HOW GOOD YOU FELT? AND, THERE IS ALWAYS THAT FIRST KISS. HOW ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY? THAT HAS TO BE A GREAT MEMORY. FOR YOU PARENTS, HOW ABOUT THE KIDS? THAT SHOULD KEEP YOU BUSY FOR A LONG TIME IF THEY WERE AS ACTIVE AS MINE WERE. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. THOSE MEMORIES CAN LAST YOU A LIFE TIME IF YOU WILL JUST KEEP REMEMBERING THEM.
DON'T LET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ROB YOU OF THOSE LAST WONDERFUL YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. KEEP YOUR MIND SHARP. EXERCISE IT WITH GAMES OR WHATEVER IT TAKES. ALWAYS REMEMBER THOUGH YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS JESUS. HE SAYS YOU ARE HEALED SO CLAIM THAT HEALING EVERY DAY. SPEAK TO THAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IF YOU FEEL THREATENED AND CAST IT OUT OF YOUR MIND IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
JESUS SAID IN MARK 11:24 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. IF ALZHEIMER'S IS YOUR MOUNTAIN, SPEAK TO IT AND CAST IT OUT OF YOUR BODY AND MIND. IT IS JUST A TOOL OF THE DEVIL SO DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DEFEAT HIM SO USE IT. WHEN ALL OF US ARE A HUNDRED PLUS YEARS OLD, I WANT US TO REMEMBER EACH OTHER SO LET'S START EXERCISING OUR BRAINS. I PLAN ON LIVING THAT LONG AND REMEMBERING, HOW ABOUT YOU?
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
