For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
(Gen. 21:2)
How old are you now? How young are you? Are you concerned that you’re getting older and wonder who is going to want to marry you? Have you lived more of your life than you have left? Is your mind telling you that you’ve missed your golden opportunities to fulfill your dreams? “You’re getting old.” “It’s too late now.” “Just forget it!” Are you wishing you had started a long time ago? Are you comparing yourself to other people and looking at what all they have accomplished? Perhaps they are even quite a bit younger than you?
Stop looking at the years you have lost and look at the years you have left. Do something with the years you have ahead of you.
Abraham was 99 years old when he finally saw his dream come to pass of having a son. He didn’t give up. Why should you?
Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken was 66 years old when he decided he did not want to live off of his Social Security checks so he started a fast food restaurant.
Joyce Meyer was 42 years old when she launched out into her own full-time ministry.
CoCo Chanel was 71 when she debuted the Chanel suit.
Ronald Reagan was 73 when he was re-elected as President of the United States of America.
Brooke Sheilds was 11 months when she was hired for her first television commercial as the Ivory Snow baby.
Shirley Temple began her film career at 4, and three years later received an Academy Award.
You are not too young and you are not too old to accomplish those dreams in your heart. Satan will lie to anyone who will listen. You have to actively stop listening to his lies and get filled up with God’s truth.
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For years, Terri Savelle Foy’s life was average. She had no dreams to pursue. Each passing day was just a repeat of the day before. Finally, with a marriage in trouble and her life falling apart, Terri made a change. She began to pursue God like never before, develop a new routine and discovered the power of having a dream and purpose.
As Terri started to recognize her own dreams and goals, she simply wrote them down and reviewed them consistently. This written vision became a road map to drive her life. As a result, those dreams are now a reality.
Terri has become the CEO of an international Christian ministry. She is an author, a conference speaker, and a success coach to hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. Her best-selling books Make Your Dreams Bigger than Your Memories and Imagine Big have helped people discover how to overcome the hurts of the past and see the possibilities of a limitless future. Her weekly podcast is a lifeline of hope and inspiration to people around the world.
Terri Savelle Foy is a cheerleader of dreams and is convinced that “if you can dream it, God can do it.” She is known across the globe as a world-class motivator of hope and success through her transparent and humorous teaching style. Terri’s unique ability to communicate success strategies in a simple and practical way has awakened the dreams of the young and old alike.
Terri shares from personal experience the biblical concepts of using the gift of the imagination to reach full potential in Jesus Christ. From stay-at-home moms to business executives, Terri consistently inspires others to go after their dreams. With step-by-step instruction and the inspiration to follow through, people are fueled with the passion to complete their life assignment down to the last detail (see John 17:4).
Terri and her husband, Rodney Foy, have been married since 1991, and are the parents of a beautiful redheaded daughter, Kassidi Cherie. They live near Dallas, Texas.