Older ones, you are an asset to the congregation.

Looking back, I'm amazed at what I was once able to accomplish.

Now, age has slowed me down.

Connie, 83 years old.

The picture collage shows elderly brothers and sisters enjoying their service to Jehovah.

A brother smiles as he confidently looks ahead.

A sister in a wheelchair offers a tract to a health care worker.

A sister comments at a meeting.

A sister holds on to a younger brother's arm as they work together in the field ministry.

A brother spends time with two young children and their mother at the Kingdom Hall. Perhaps you too have slowed down as a result

of the effects of growing older. Despite having served Jehovah faithfully for many years, you might

think negatively about yourself because of your present

limitations. For example, you might tend to compare what you were doing today with what you did

in the past. If so, what can you do to cope with such thinking? What Jehovah expects of you? Ask yourself, what does Jehovah expect of me?

You can find comfort in the words of Deuteronomy 6.5, which says, you must love Jehovah your God with

all your heart and all your soul and all your strength.

According to that verse, Jehovah expects you to serve him with all your heart, soul, and strength.

That fact can help you to avoid comparing yourself with others,

or comparing what you can do now with what you were able to do in the past.

Consider this. When you were younger, what were you giving to Jehovah?

Most of Jehovah's people would say that they were giving him their best. For you, that was your best

according to your circumstances then. What are you presently able to give to Jehovah? It is likely your best according to your circumstances then. What are you presently able to give to Jehovah? It is likely

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