i had a good conversation tonight with a friend about being patient & choosing to trust that God will be faithful & good when times in life are frustrating (as we're waiting) or times it seems may be "purifying" periods for us. i was reminded of a Bible study we had while i was at l'abri, where we talked about remembrance... about remembering all that God has done for us/ the good He's brought about in our lives in the past... and how we need to cling to this remembrance for hope in times of despair or when we simply do not see evidence that God is at work. i even said "i need to make a list of all the ways God has shown Himself to be faithful in the past and reference it when i'm beginning to doubt & lose trust again". and yet, i come home to nashville, and i begin to doubt and lose trust even this past week... and did i go back and remember all the times God has been faithful to me? did i even consider it, other than my response to someone telling me He'll work all things out for His purposes- "yeah, yeah, i know He is good & i know He is at work" (knowledge i can recognize with my head, but is obviously failing to resonate in my heart)?? no, i didn't. and, as i sit here and look back to see ways in which God has shown Himself to be faithful in my life- things i couldn't see at the time- i can think of two glaring examples in the past year... but not much else comes to mind past that. that's crazy!! there are so many more examples- and i'm drawing a blank because i so often have chosen to not look back & recognize them (and instead focused on whatever was happening at the moment).
i'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on how we can remember God's goodness & faithfulness in our lives in times of silence? and how can i be more intentional in choosing to look back to see the ways in which He's shown Himself to be faithful in my life? please share if you have thoughts...
love...
june
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i am learning that life is a series of choices, and i'm continually reminded that hope is found in choosing to trust.
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Hey I had a few thoughts about remembering as i was reading this--nothing practical just yet, just thoughts. First, the Hebrews set up landmarks in places to remember what God had done there. In Joshua 4, they are told to set up "stones of remembrance" so when their children ask what those stones are for they can tell them what God did. Also, in 1 Sam 4:1, 5:1, and 7:12 we see the word "Ebenezer" which means "stone of help", which was a stone set up as a remembrance of God's help. Finally, I thought about Zechariah in Luke 1. Luke 1:72 is cool because Zechariah says, God "remembers" His holy covenant, the "oath" he swore to our father Abraham. Zechariah's name means "Yahweh remembers" and his wife's name, Elizabeth, means "God is my oath."
The first two seem to have practical meaning--we should create physical landmarks, even if it's just journaling on paper what God has done. We can be more creative--plant a tree, paint something, build something, make something--but something to remind us of the story of what God did and how He came through for us.
The last thing about Zechariah and Elizabeth is just cool. I'm not really sure what to do with that. :)
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