"The world is ending so there's no point investing in anything or anyone anymore"
How it sounds in your head: You watch the news and it's all chaos—wars, economy crashing, morality gone. Why bother with relationships or plans? You're 85. Just hunker down, survive, wait for the rapture. Building anything now is foolish.
"And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come."
-- Luke 19:13Enemy + religion teaching escapism instead of occupying until He comes, stealing purpose in final years
Every headline screams collapse and at your age, you've seen decades of decline. The church taught you to disengage from a 'dying world' rather than be light in darkness.
Caleb was 85 years old when he said 'Give me this mountain' and drove out giants to possess his inheritance. He didn't retire into fear—he conquered at the age you are now, declaring he was as strong as he was at 40.
I REFUSE the lie that my final years are meaningless because of world chaos. IT IS WRITTEN that I am to OCCUPY until He comes—not hibernate, not retreat, but ADVANCE. I am a Caleb at 85, taking mountains not surrendering them. The BARAK blessing of Abraham is on me by covenant—I am blessed coming in and going out, in every season including this one. IT IS WRITTEN there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus—my purpose didn't expire at retirement. I am the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath, even now. The darker the world, the brighter I shine. I build, invest, love, and occupy this territory until my King returns or calls me home—whichever comes first.
Your Father isn't wringing His hands over headlines—He's on the throne and you're in His hand where NO ONE can snatch you. He's running toward you with NEW assignments for this season, not a rocking chair and a 'wait it out' strategy.