The Good Old Days

“Don’t long for ‘the good old days.’ This is not wise.” Ecclesiastes 7:10 NLT

The good old days are a matter one’ s perspective. One’s good old days were usually when life was fun and easy with no hassles. Life did not seem so hard. The world was less chaotic than our current day and we long for those days. In my graduation year from high school, singer Gladys Knight recorded a live version of Barbara Streisand’s ‘The Way we Were.’ She begins by saying ‘hey, everybody’s talking about the good days, the good old days, well let’s talk about the good old days, as bad as we think they are, these will become the good days for are children.’ I think back now and realize that was a long time ago. And in my perspective, yes, they were the good old days. You likely can relate to your own good old days.

King Solomon wrote in the book of Ecclesiastes that it is not wise for us to long for the good old days. It is OK to remember the good times, cherish events and the way the world was during those days, and ‘the way we were,’ but he warns us not to long for a return of those days. Trying to recapture the past will blind us to God’s potential plans for us today and in the future. The world is constantly changing both for good and mostly bad and the Lord has a plan for each of us during the current days.

Experience learned throughout our lives, yes even in the good old days, are to be used today to teach and help others. The Lord wants each of us to pave the way for those behind us whatever our age. Our focus as Christians should always be in front of us looking towards the future for Christ’s glorious return being obedient to Him in the work He has for us in helping those in their current ‘good old days.’