Remember Not to Forget

“We forget what we fail to remember; but we remember what we choose not to forget.”

Loren Thornburg

It’s a choice, an action, a purposed resolve. It’s a calling to mind, a bringing to view. It’s keeping, retaining, and holding onto what’s true. Some of us are more blessed with good memories than others. If you’re like me, it’s hard work just to remember the name of the person you met two minutes ago, let alone the things in your life that you have to be thankful for. It takes time, intention, and humility to realize we are prone to forget and slow to remember. With all that is going on and all that is calling for our mind we have to fight to remember, otherwise we are going to forget. Maybe you will not forget forever, but if we are going to live in such a way that honors what is true we much choose to remember not to forget.

“Praise the Lord, I tell myself and never forget the good things he does for me.”

Psalm 103:2 NLT

Worship is remembering. It’s remembering who God is, what He has done and in knowing those then what He will do. Psalm 103 does just that. David recounts all of the reasons He has to praise the Lord based on who God is, all the things the Lord has done for Him and the promises the Lord has to love forever for salvation that extends to many generations. Yet, He doesn’t say how easy it is. In fact he says, ‘I tell myself’ which leads me to believe it wasn’t something that he always felt like doing but that he chose to do. Oh how I can relate to that. Let us join David whether we feel like it or not in worship and remembering who God is, what He has done, and what He will continue to do. Let us also like David record these things that we would not forget. Choose to remember, choose to worship!!