Memories, Easy Come Easy Go...

Scripture:

Psalm 103:1-8 (NIV)

Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits
who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all the oppressed.

He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

Devotional:

Memories, they are funny things.  It is wild what little trivial things we can easily recall.  Yet at the same time memories elude us.  I can recall details from a movie I watched, or a book I read years ago.  However, I have forgotten what to include what I forgot about last week.  The point is that memories come and go.  They can be easily forgotten.  Then all of a sudden something will trigger a specific memory.  Once started memories can come flooding in.  An example is seeing sweet potatoes.  I see a dish of sweet potatoes and memories of my grandmother come flooding in, memories long forgotten.

In Psalm 103 we are encouraged to remember all that God has done for us.  We are to remember all the benefits of following His ways.  In my opinion remembering God and all He has done and will do is crucial.  It can help shape our attitudes and outlook on life.  When feeling down, upset, or exasperated with life it is these memories of God that can lift us up and help us to continue.  These memories we can reassure us of all that God will continue to do.  We have nothing to fear or stress over.  God will be with us and deliver us.  Just start by remembering something little and then let the memories flood in. 

Remember God in all things.  Remember all that He promises.  Remember what He has delivered you through.  Know that He is with you even now.  It doesn’t matter what is going on.  God will be there and He will take care of it.  So the next time trouble knocks at the door, relax and let God get it.