“They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel.” (Psalm 106:13)
Humans are quick to forget. You forget the good and dwell on the bad. You get hurried and harried. You go out before Him instead of waiting on His hand to lead you in the right way at the right time. You accuse Him of withholding good gifts.
Stop today. Erect for yourself an altar of remembrance. Name the places and times God has blessed you beyond measure.
God is for you. Just as His heart was for the Israelite people, His heart beats for all who call Jesus Lord and Savior. Remember Him. Count your blessings. Trust God, who is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Prayer: Father, help me be faithful. To remember the wheres and whens of Your hand of blessing on me and my life. Find me loyal and thankful this day. Amen.
(taken from Daily Wisdom for Women, 2018 Devotional Collection, July 12)
God has led me to Lamentations 3 a lot this year. Jeremiah recalls his bitter circumstances for verse after verse, then has a shift in focus and begins to recall God’s steadfast love, mercy and faithfulness. I often need such a similar shift in my focus!
Isn’t this a sad verse? Reminds me of what I was reading in 2 Kings this morning. My husband and I try to erect “an altar of remembrance” as a couple quite frequently. The Lord has indeed blessed us beyond measure, and we never want to forget that or doubt His working in our lives. Thanks for this thoughtful post this morning, Joanne.
So very true, I was seriously ill in 2012, my mother prayed for me and put me in her bed, that’s where I go to pray now still because I know He moved for me there, it is like a secret place or altar.
Thank you for this post…it touched me deeply. Since my own illness and treatment, I am very forgetful – if I don’t see it – it doesn’t exist. I found this idea (https://www.notconsumed.com/promise-box-so-that-we-may-never-again-forget-his-faithfulness/) and will be making my own altar of remembrance. Thank you so much!