Catch 22 or Maybe Catch 79
by I may not be as strong minded or as self willed as some people think I am, but, the one thing that I am sure of, I don’t like being stripped of my rights or ignored when it comes to making decisions concerning my wife or myself. In old age that can be a catch 22 or in my case a catch 79.
To all of you middle aged folk, there are some tings I think you should be very aware of before you get to the elderly stage of life. There comes a time in your senior years that your children, your younger next of kin, and even your spouse depending upon whether she is a few years younger than you, will attempt, unknowingly or knowingly, to take charge of many things that you value personally in your life. I’m talking about the little things that you alone should have control of and should not feel that you have been pushed aside, ignored, and your feelings stepped on.
I may not make all the right decisions concerning everything that I should or should not do but at least hear me out whether you agree with me or not. At least let me have my say.
First of all lets view a definition that I first saw on the net a couple of years ago when I was a little younger and in a different frame of mind. Here it is. “Catch 22 refers to the US army clause 22 which states that all persons with mental issues should be removed from active combat upon request. However requesting removal from active combat is a sign of mental stability as it is the self preservation function of the brain working…… Hence a Catch 22 situation.”
Now I chose this definition because I am definitely in the Army. That is, “The Army of The Lord.” I confess that I have issues as an elderly person, but I cannot, will not, and shall never request removal from active combat as long as I can think, do, and bear fruit for the Lord. My prayer is now as it was when I was first beginning my ministry. It was “Jesus use me. Please don’t refuse me. Surely there’s a work that I can do. Even though its humble Lord, please teach me not to grumble. Though the work be great I’ll work for you.” And I have always tried to be of some service to the Lord and I truly say, its great to be in God’s service.
Now the phrase catch 79 is a phrase that I have coined because now that I am 79 headed towards my eightieth birthday and I am in a trapped situation that is, to me, it is illogical, unreasonable, or senseless no matter how you slice. The situation is unresolvable but not an impossible one to resolve.
I may not be as strong minded or as self willed as some people think I am, but, the one thing that I am sure of, I don’t like being stripped of my rights or ignored when it comes to making decisions concerning my wife or myself. I will continue to do what is right and pleasing in the sight of God. I will continue to hold on to my rights to keep the control of my own situation until the Lord takes me home. In old age that can be a catch 22 or in my case a catch 79. I won’t give up and I won’t give in. As long as the Lord is the strength of my life.
In Psalm 92:13-15 it says, “Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. (14) They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing (15) To shew that the Lord is upright: He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” I may be old but I am far from being useless. I am still useable. Amen.
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