How quickly we forget...

February 1st, 2025
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It is one thing to forget where I put my keys… and even in the frantic search for them to actually be holding the keys in my one hand and then switch hands to check the other pocket looking for them – oh my, that’s embarrassing! But forgetfulness happens to all of us. And how quickly we can forget things!

I have been reminded this past week that forgetfulness is nothing new. As I was re-reading in the book of Exodus, I saw a number of times when God rescued His people (in miraculous ways mind you!) but then they seemed to forget what the Lord had done in a very short period of time. This is the pattern I saw: 1) God rescued the people from their suffering; 2) the people are relived; 3) in a matter of days they forget what God had done and begin to complain again against God and His leaders. How quickly they forget God's work and that He is with them!

Here are some scenarios where we too may forget God is with you: 
· Perhaps you have found yourself so busy that you forget to actually talk to the Lord and invite Him into your situations of the day? 
· Or maybe a particular fear creeps in and it seems to paralyze you? So, the method of the day is take control.
· Perhaps you have an area where obeying the Lord is scary and hard. To trust Him in your steps forward would mean some hard decisions and trust in ways you never have.
 
These are all ways we may end up forgetting that God is with us and cares.

When we forget Him in our day-to-day lives it becomes easy to let our fears grow out of control… And when our fears grow we can be just like the Israelites in Exodus and think it may be easier to go back to the old way of life, back to what we knew. We may think we have more control over the situation, or at least more normalcy. Or we may even be tempted to go back to a particular sin we were so comfortable in. Maybe going back to a bad relationship. Or back to a destructive pattern like alcohol or porn or gambling or an eating disorder. Back to hiding. Back to covering up and hoping it passes you by. But as the Holy Spirit testifies to us, we know that is not going to be best. Instead, He reminds us to not forget Him but invite Him into our struggles. He says, “Trust Me. I am with you.” In Exodus 15:26, God tells His people, “I am the LORD who heals you.” He is the One I want to trust and more lean into. Lord, guard us from a God-amnesia!
                           
Held By His Abundant Grace,

Pastor John

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