{"id":35879,"date":"2023-03-31T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/top-benefits-of-aging\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:47:00","slug":"top-benefits-of-aging","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/top-benefits-of-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Benefits of Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight in ten Americans agree society puts too much value on appearing youthful. A survey examined perspectives around aging and found that most agree that in today&rsquo;s world there&rsquo;s a negative bias around aging or the perception of being old&mdash;so much so that six in ten avoid sharing their age for fear of being &ldquo;judged.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p>But a new poll also identified the benefits of getting older. 75% of the respondents agreed that age is not something to fight or fear, but rather an opportunity to live a more fulfilling and emotionally healthy life. Two-thirds of respondents actually feel younger than they are&mdash;nearly a decade younger, on average.<\/p>\n\n<p>The survey found that three in four people want to spend less time fighting aging and more time doing things they love. Jim Burkett, president of Great Lakes Wellness said, &ldquo;While &lsquo;anti-aging&rsquo; has become the norm for quite some time, we&rsquo;re starting to see a shift among Americans who realize aging is living.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p>The Top Four Benefits of Aging:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ndash;Learning new things about themselves or the world every year<\/p>\n<p>&ndash;Having more life experience<\/p>\n<p>&ndash;Gaining wisdom<\/p>\n<p>&ndash;Being more confident<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>What, then, is the secret to living well in your advancing years? 80% will tell you that a better attitude leads to more graceful aging. 70% said they&rsquo;re embracing their age, believing that getting older is not as bad as they thought it would be.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[410,411],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[433],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3399,3401,3454,3559,3726,3851,3908,4027,4042,4311,4438,4442,4558,4633,4766,4803,4819,4933,4935,5157,5279],"tax_ctp_topics":[396],"class_list":["post-35879","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-age","tax_ctp_tags-aging","tax_ctp_tags-attitude","tax_ctp_tags-character","tax_ctp_tags-culture","tax_ctp_tags-elderly","tax_ctp_tags-example","tax_ctp_tags-fulfillment","tax_ctp_tags-generations","tax_ctp_tags-judging-others","tax_ctp_tags-maturity","tax_ctp_tags-meaning-of-life","tax_ctp_tags-old-age","tax_ctp_tags-perspective","tax_ctp_tags-reactions","tax_ctp_tags-renewing-the-mind","tax_ctp_tags-respect-for-old-age","tax_ctp_tags-self-value","tax_ctp_tags-self-worth","tax_ctp_tags-thoughts","tax_ctp_tags-wisdom"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Top Benefits of Aging - CT Pastors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/top-benefits-of-aging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Top Benefits of Aging - CT Pastors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eight in ten Americans agree society puts too much value on appearing youthful. 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