Remembering

Have you ever had those days when you felt like God has removed His hands off of you?  As soon as you came out of one trial another one was there waiting for you.  Sometimes, you start to think maybe you were wrong about the purpose or call on your life that you heard from God.   When we start to get these feelings and thoughts this is when we need to remember all that God has done in our past and present.

Remembering the goodness and all that He has done for us should make us want to dance, dance, dance, all night.  Our faith is being tested, this is not a setback this is a setup for our promotion.  Our trials are stepping stones to grow us nearer to God.  We tend to want God to use us to be a blessing to someone else but we don't want to go through the testing.  I started to name the title of this blog as "Sustaining Your Faith Through It All" but after thinking about all that God had has done for me and my family, choosing the title "Remembering" is more appropriate.

How can God use us when all we are doing is murmuring and complaining, then we let our tongues loose by saying "if it's not one thing it's another" we need to be conscious of what we are saying and start thanking God like we already have what we have been praying for.  Some people get confused and get things twisted when they say, we are not supposed to think about the past, we are to look ahead.  True, the difference between remembering and thinking is when you start dwelling over the past.

Every time I take a walk in my neighborhood and see For Sale signs in lawns, I remember His goodness.  When I read the newspaper and see the foreclosure percentages climbing daily, I remember all the times that I have been shielded.  The next time you start to have a pity party remember where you could of been and be thankful for where you are now.

Scripture: ....the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.  John 14:26 (KJV)