"Nobody wants to hire, follow, or partner with someone your age."
How it sounds in your head: The job postings want 'digital natives.' Leadership conferences feature 35-year-old speakers. Investors fund 20-somethings, not guys pushing 60. You're being phased out.
"The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing."
-- Psalm 92:12-14World system that discards people like products past their sell-by date, opposite of Kingdom where elders lead.
You've seen younger guys get promoted past you. Age discrimination is real even if illegal. The culture celebrates the young disruptor, not the seasoned veteran.
God called Abraham to start his life mission at 75 when most are retiring. He became father of nations, didn't birth Isaac until 100, and his greatest influence came in his final decades.
I REFUSE the lie that my age makes me unwanted. IT IS WRITTEN: 'They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing.' The world may worship youth, but the Kingdom crowns the silver head as glory. My experience isn't obsolescence—it's authority. IT IS WRITTEN: 'With the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days, understanding.' The BARAK blessing makes me the head, not the tail, above only, not beneath—and that doesn't reverse at 55. I am Abraham's seed, planted and flourishing, not discarded and fading.
The Father hasn't moved on to younger models—He's been developing you like fine wine, and now He's ready to uncork what He's been preparing. He's running toward you with assignments that REQUIRE your age.