"Those were my best years and I threw them away"
How it sounds in your head: You'll never be that young again. You had chances back then and you blew them. Everything good was in those years you wasted. It's all downhill from here.
"The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, says the LORD of hosts."
-- Haggai 2:9Enemy narrative that peak life is in the past to steal hope for the future
Adults constantly tell him 'enjoy these years, they're the best of your life' which makes every mistake feel permanent. Nostalgia culture glorifies the past.
Caleb was 85 years old and declared 'I am as strong today as the day Moses sent me'—then asked for the MOUNTAIN with the GIANTS. His latter years were MORE glorious than his prime, taking territory at an age when others retire.
I REFUSE the lie that my best years are behind me. IT IS WRITTEN that the glory of my LATTER shall be GREATER than my former. God doesn't diminish me with time—He INCREASES me. Every year ahead is designed to SURPASS every year behind. The BARAK blessing doesn't decrease—it COMPOUNDS. IT IS WRITTEN that I go from strength to strength, glory to glory. What the enemy calls 'wasted' was just my foundation. My PEAK is ahead, not behind. I receive my GREATER LATTER now.
Your Father is laughing at the lie that you peaked at 11. He's been saving the BEST WINE for last, and you're about to step into levels of favor and glory that make your childhood look like the warm-up act.