memorial day

Memorial Day brought with it a day off, cook outs, the chance to chill out and time to have fun with friends. It also brought a chance to reminisce about old times and to look back at what the Lord has done. To REMEMBER. The Bible talks about remembering because we often forget. We forget where we have come from, where we are going and what we have gone through. We get so caught up in the now and the intensity of the days we live in that we forget what the Lord has done and therefore get off track with where we are going.
And so the Lord says to set up markers of remembrance along the way. For the Children of Israel it was an altar beside a river or a monument, so that when others would pass by they would ask what it was and they could be reminded of what the Lord has done. The Lord wants us to set up markers of remembrance, so that when we pass through, we will be reminded of what the Lord has done and is going to do, thus keeping us from getting so caught up in the moment that we miss God along the way.
Scripture tells us to stir one another up by way of reminder. We are called to help one another remember where they have been and where they are going-to NOT allow one another to get so caught up in daily life that we don't stop to remember, but look back and then look ahead.
Setting up some markers of remembrance is important. Making memories, having intentional conversations, involving yourself in activities that you can trace back to as a marker of change...these things are important to our walks with the Lord.
I was reminded tonight of God's faithfulness by looking back and dreaming forward. I was reminded of the value of friendship, the significance of time and the power of looking back in order to allow you to spring forward. We can not cling to the past, but we can certainly learn from it and use it to stir us up. ALL FOR YOU