"They take risks I can't afford at my age. Too late to start something new."
How it sounds in your head: They're investing in startups, changing careers, launching businesses. Easy to take risks when you're young with decades to recover from failure. You're 65. One major financial mistake and you're done. Play it safe now.
"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's retirement narrative that the sixties are for preservation and contraction, not expansion and adventure.
Financial advisors tell you to shift to conservative investments. Social Security is about to kick in or already has. The window for recovering from failure seems closed when you're counting the years until you can't work.
Caleb was 85 years old and asked for the mountain with giants on it, declaring he was as strong as he was at 40. He took the risk, conquered the challenge, and possessed his inheritance—proving breakthrough has no retirement age.
I REFUSE the lie that I'm too old for financial adventure. IT IS WRITTEN that I shall bear fruit in old age and be fresh and flourishing. Abraham started at 75, Moses at 80, Caleb conquered at 85. Age is not my limitation; covenant is my advantage. The BARAK blessing doesn't have an expiration date. IT IS WRITTEN that I am the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath—no age restrictions. My Father isn't preserving me for decline; He's positioning me for the BEST wine. I am a branch connected to the Vine, and fruit flows through me regardless of how many rings are on my trunk. Fresh, flourishing, and fruitful—that's my covenant identity NOW.
Your Father isn't moving you to the retirement community of divine blessing. He's giving you the mountain like Caleb at 85—the challenge, the adventure, the conquest—while you're worried about playing it safe.