Forgetfulness is part of human nature. To forget things is an act that shows what we give importance to. In case we take a look at the list of things we have to do today , the important things will be up there and the less important will fall down the list or even might disappear.God could be first, last or probably not even there. So let us admit it, we tend to forget what is not important to us.
In the list of things we forget, the purpose of God in our lives, the commandments He has asked us to obey, tend to be there. If we ask ourselves why they keep appearing on the list of forgetfulness , we will surely know. I asked myself this question today and the few of the things I came across were-:
1. Comfort -: When the comforts of life overcrowd me , I forget my God and the fact that He is the one who has brought me so far. I tend to forget Him in the comforts that take over my life.
2. Time -: In the pursuit of building comforts of my life , I have compromised on the time I spent with Him, I look for the "fast food" approach in my prayer life. I do not take time to hear Him but expect Him to speak louder to me.
3. Sin -: As I spend less and less time with Him, things start to get blurred , the line between good and bad merges and sin creeps in, making me forget my God.
So remembrance is and should be an important part of our lives. We should find ways and means to speak to our Father, patience to listen to Him as we contend with Him, so that He may acquit us of our forgetfulness. Bring to remembrance your first encounter with God, the presence of His son Jesus Christ, the filling of the power of the Holy Spirit, the power that raised you from darkness, the emotions that made you sing and made you take that commitment of living a life of Holiness.
Remember you are made with a purpose to worship and glorify Him, to believe in a God who can part seas and move mountains , who can restore and enrich your lives, who is King and Friend , who is coming back soon. Bring Him to remembrance.
Ref: Isaiah 43:26
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