Don’t Forget
I am reading through the book of Numbers and remembering how important it is to not forget the good things God has done. Unfortunately, humankind hasn’t changed and, when trials come, it’s easy to wonder how God can do these things to US–His servants! Bad things do happen to Godly people, however, and you must remember it is these things that increase our faith and have the capacity to make us more Godly if we would surrender.
This is a reminder I needed today. I have seen God’s hand at work so many times and, even when I can’t see, I need to trust and know that everything He allows in my life is for my good and His glory. It is often in the valley that I take more time to seek His face and listen for His voice. I admit this to my shame but it is something I think about when trials come. If this is the only way that God can get my attention, then I need not complain but, instead, I should be praising Him for His faithfulness in continually drawing me closer to Him.
I pray I never forget His goodness and His love for me. I hope you don’t either. Over and over in Scripture, God told the Israelites to Remember. God is still saying that today. Thank Him for His blessings for they are many.
Thank you… so glad you’re able to say things I only think.
Ah that it were so. The bad versus the good is so out of balance how can one not question God? There are many like me who don’t expect perfection, but our prayers for balance go unanswered. The bad outweighs the good in my life by probably 50 to 1. How I am I supposed to believe He cares about the same things I do? And I’m supposed to “surrender” to Him because of the trust He’s developed with me? Good in theory, not so much in practical reality. Even just typing this response was unnecessarily and unexplainedly difficult because the keyboard, out of the blue, just stopped working and I had to reboot just to finish this response.