Daily Archives: December 13, 2007
Remembering
With Christmas coming, my mom asked about “the little bird Jesus in a pear tree.” This was an Ellie-ism from last Christmas. Mom had forgotten a detail or two and wanted to be reminded. I searched the blog archives, not quite sure where to find it. Eventually I did what I should have done first: a Google search. There it was. First hit. I clicked the link then spent the morning reading entries from over a year ago.
It was like reading an old journal. Each word reminded me of lessons I’d learned, but maybe forgotten. Little stories revived my appreciation for the blessings God has given me. And then some proved I haven’t learned a thing.
Caedmon’s Call‘s song “Thankful”* mentions this. The writer talks about bagging up some clothes for Goodwill when he stumbles on a box of letters. As he reads through them, he realizes “the same old struggles that plagued [him] then are plaguing [him] still.” I’m still struggling to define my purpose. I’m still fighting fatigue and frustration as a parent. How can a year change nothing and everything at the same time?
Remembering is a good thing. We need to know from where we’ve come and how far we have yet to go. We have a tendency to forget quickly. Our enthusiasm wanes as time passes. What we once thought a blessing is now taken for granted. What we thought profound is now boring. What was learned is forgotten.
Let me encourage you today to recall something the Lord has taught you a while back. Seek Him and a revived interest in His truths.
“Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually. Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth.” — 1 Chronicles 16:11-12 (NAS)
* “Thankful” can be found on the 40 Acres cd, released April 1999.
