LIVE LONG AND WELL

Eph 6:1-3
6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"-which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." NIV
** This verse has been with me since I was about 8 years old. I remember every new years eve, our church would gather together until midnight and we would sing songs and eat those wonderful little quartered egg salad sandwiches and just before midnight we all would share our new years promise that we felt like God was sharing with us. This was mine. I knew that living a long life on the earth was something that I wanted and so when I found this verse I looked and saw the answer to a long well life was honor to my parents. At that point I chose never to dishonor my parents. I remember even asking my mom when I was married and struggling with some kind of sickness in my life, if I had been honorable to her and dad and she told me that I had been the most honorable child that they ever had. (they had 9). So…. This verse has always been a life saver (literally) when I felt I was doubting my health….. and another verse that goes with this one that I quote consistently is:
Heb 10:23
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. NIV