Is it too late for me and my dream?
If you had asked college-aged-me if my parents were old, I’m sure I would’ve said yes. And I wouldn’t have meant it as a compliment
But what about wisdom? What about the value of life experience? What does the Bible have to say about our value in the midst of inevitable aging?
IF YOUR AGE FEELS LIKE A LIABILITY, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU!
When former podcast guest Heather Creekmore reached out to share her new book Aging Gratefully with me, I was convinced this was a topic we all need to consider. (Also, go listen to her previous episode, #231, on How to Trust God’s Calling on Your Life Even When You Feel Unqualified—it is among the top three downloaded Devoted Dreamers episodes of all time!)
In this new interview, Heather unpacks the journey of embracing aging with joy and balancing the demands of parenting and caring for aging parents, all while following a God-shaped dream. We examine the importance of personal boundaries, the strength found in admitting our limits, and the crucial act of swapping our quest for perfection with trust in the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
If you’ve felt the pressure to be perfect or feared having missed your chance to pursue a dream, this conversation offers hope, truth, and a much-needed perspective shift that God’s calling transcends age because wisdom and experience are assets, not hindrances.
As you listen to this episode, pay close attention to what Heather’s story reveals about:
💡Managing the fear of not feeling qualified for the dream God has given you, (whether that’s an age-related thing or something else)
✨ How to shift into a more biblical perspective that places a high value on long life and growing old,
❤️ Heather’s practical strategy for fighting back against the thoughts that would keep you and your dream in hiding
This inspiring podcast episode helps Christian women in their search for encouragement to use the skills, talents, and life experience for the big dreams God has given you.
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Author, podcaster, and coach, Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to a woman’s struggle with body image and comparison. She’s been featured on dozens of shows and podcasts but is best recognized from her appearance on the Netflix show, Nailed It. Heather and her fighter-pilot-turned-pastor husband Eric have four children and live in Austin, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
DD episode #231 with Heather Creekmore: How to Trust God’s Calling on Your Life Even When You Feel Unqualified
Aging Gratefully by Heather Creekmore
Freezer neck ring for peri-menopause
The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis
Scripture:
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence,
if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
~ Philippians 4:8 (ESV)
When I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech
or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message
were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
~ 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (ESV)
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